Ohio, North Carolina, and Michigan have open seats on their state supreme courts. These hotly contested races will influence how those courts rule in several high-stakes cases. In the heated news coverage of what’s at stake in the 2026 midterms, state supreme court races are drawing relatively litt
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Click to expand Image Myanmar nationals to be repatriated from Malaysia sit inside a bus, at Lumut, Malaysia, September 29, 2026. © 2026 Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters (Bangkok) – Malaysian Prime Minister An
Ten years ago, Judge Aaron Persky sentenced Stanford University student and swimmer Brock Turner to six months in county jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster at a frat p
Search Yelp for "pregnancy care" and you may encounter a crisis pregnancy center (CPC)—an organization that may advertise as a full-service clinic but does not provide abortions or referrals to aborti
The U.S. ranks as the 31st most dangerous country for women, 55th in maternal mortality, 43rd in closing the gender pay gap, 84th in women’s political representation, and painfully lacks paid family l
This is a pivotal moment for philanthropy focused on women and girls—not only because our rights are actively under attack in the U.S. and globally, but because we’re on the cusp of an unprecedented o
Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court was confirmed by the Senate on this day in 2018. Hungry for more information about the 2026-27 term? On Thursday, Pacific Legal Foundation is hosting
It’s not your job to “fix yourself,” says the author of “When in Menopause,” a new book arguing that this hormonal transition is a public policy matter—not just a private health journey. Menopause is
This story was reported in partnership with Uncloseted Media , an investigative LGBTQ nonprofit newsroom. ATLANTA AND CARTERSVILLE, Georgia — Bentley Hudgins is a 33-year-old democratic socialist who
