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Affirmative Action Effectively Ends After Supreme Court Decision

Anna OrtegaJuly 8, 2023July 9, 2023

by Anna OrtegaJuly 8, 2023July 9, 20230461

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, it set off a sense of fear for what the future held in the U.S. and the direction the country was headed in. Now it’s clear those concerns were warranted...

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Patricia Guerrero Could be California’s First Latina Supreme Court Chief Justice

Virginia IsaadAugust 15, 2022

by Virginia IsaadAugust 15, 202203868

Patricia Guerrero made history earlier this year when she was the first Latina confirmed to the California Supreme Court and now she’s set to make history yet again. California Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Patricia Guerrero to be the state’s next...

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DACA Ruled Legal By U.S. Supreme Court!

Araceli CruzJune 18, 2020July 6, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 18, 2020July 6, 202006673

In the middle of a pandemic and a social injustice uprising — we have some good news, finally! The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that DACA will remain in place! An estimated 800,000 undocumented people nationwide are safe from deportation....

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Supreme Court Blocks Citizenship Question From 2020 Census

Virginia IsaadJune 27, 2019February 1, 2023

by Virginia IsaadJune 27, 2019February 1, 202301756

The debate over whether the 2020 census would include a question about citizenship has come to an end, at least for now, with the Supreme Court ruling the question unlawful. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan, the liberal members...

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Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Ensures Women Rights Don’t Matter In the U.S.

HipLatinaOctober 6, 2018August 24, 2020

by HipLatinaOctober 6, 2018August 24, 202001877

By voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh — a man accused of sexual misconduct many times, by a variety of women, who is so full of rage and entitlement — the senate is not only telling survivors that they don’t matter, but...

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Even Republicans Are Disgusted by Trump’s Taunting of Christine Blasey Ford

HipLatinaOctober 3, 2018August 24, 2020

by HipLatinaOctober 3, 2018August 24, 202001041

It says a lot about a man like President Trump, and the country that elected him president, when — in response to multiple allegations of rape and sexual misconduct by young men — the people he is most concerned for...

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Why We Can’t Stay Silent About Sexual Assault Anymore

Mariela RosarioSeptember 27, 2018September 10, 2020

by Mariela RosarioSeptember 27, 2018September 10, 202003668

Today is sworn testimony before Congress, Christine Blasey Ford told the assembled Senators that even though she was “terrified” about sharing her story in front of a national audience she felt that it was her “civic duty” to do so...

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America Ferrera Believes Christine Blasey Ford & We All Should Too

Mariela RosarioSeptember 24, 2018September 10, 2020

by Mariela RosarioSeptember 24, 2018September 10, 202002172

The Time’s Up crew has joined forces with the Me Too movement to tell everyone in the United States that they believe Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez and that we all should too. Using the hashtag #BelieveWomen, celebrities from...

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Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Confirmation Derailed By Sexual Assault Accuser Going Public

Mariela RosarioSeptember 18, 2018September 9, 2020

by Mariela RosarioSeptember 18, 2018September 9, 202001331

There is a certain type of bravery you need to possess in order to go public with a personal story of sexual abuse or assault the way Christine Blasey Ford has. That’s not to say there is anything wrong with...