CNN POLITICS: It’s impossible to wall off reversing Roe from landmark marriage and contraception rulings

It’s impossible to wall off reversing Roe from landmark marriage and contraception rulings
Justice Samuel Alito, in his draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, tries to make clear it should not necessarily impact other decisions such as the right to marry a person of a different race or same sex and the right to contraception, which rely on some of the same threads of legal reasoning as the abortion rights landmark.

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BUZZFEED NEWS: Many Abortion Images Are Misleading Or Manipulative. These Photos Show The Reality.

Many Abortion Images Are Misleading Or Manipulative. These Photos Show The Reality.
“Most people don’t know what a fetus looks like. Abortion takes place behind closed doors — for medical privacy and for safety — but I also believe something is gained by creating visuals for this process.”

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VOX: After Roe: 9 legal experts on what rights the Supreme Court might target next

After Roe: 9 legal experts on what rights the Supreme Court might target next
“In overturning Roe by resorting to a time when women were allowed no status in America’s public sphere, the draft puts that very status in jeopardy.”

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A federal judge accepts Derek Chauvin’s plea deal and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years

A federal judge accepts Derek Chauvin’s plea deal and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/04/us/derek-chauvin-sentence-federal-civil-rights-trial/index.html

DHS watchdog says Trump’s agency appears to have altered report on Russian interference in 2020 election in part because of politics

DHS watchdog says Trump’s agency appears to have altered report on Russian interference in 2020 election in part because of politics
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/politics/donald-trump-russian-interference-election-politics/index.html

NBC NEWS: Texas school board candidates adopt ‘Southlake playbook,’ targeting race a nd sexuality

Texas school board candidates adopt ‘Southlake playbook,’ targeting race and sexuality
The rapid politicization of school board races across Texas has led to an infusion of money and personal attacks in elections that are ostensibly nonpartisan.

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POLITICO: Alito Wants a Brawl and Looks Likely to Get One

Alito Wants a Brawl and Looks Likely to Get One
His contentious and self-assured draft opinion throws gasoline on the fire of the abortion debate at every level.

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CNN POLITICS: Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade published by Politico

Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade published by Politico
In a stunning breach of Supreme Court confidentiality and secrecy, Politico has obtained what it calls a draft of a majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that would strike down Roe v. Wade.

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HUFFPOST: Why Isn’t Anyone Around Here Doing Anything About Leonard Peltier?

Why Isn’t Anyone Around Here Doing Anything About Leonard Peltier?
There is an ailing 77-year-old Indigenous man who has been in prison for 46 years who never should have been there in the first place. Why is he still there?

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