Don't Trust The ACB
Keeping it brief since it’s late and Substack is grumbling at the length already. Today is Spirit Day, a day of support for LGBTQ young people, International Day of Rural Women, and (relevant to many in my family) National Pug Day.
A Conservative Bellwether
The Atlantic | The Secret Code of Senate Confirmation Hearings | Mary Ziegler
MSNBC | Amy Coney Barrett's "original meaning" doctrine is neither original nor meaningful. Discuss. | Hayes Brown
The New Yorker | The Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court Hearings Are an Enlightening Sham | John Cassidy
Slate | The Heartlessness of Amy Coney Barrett’s Judicial Philosophy | Dahlia Lithwick
Roe
FiveThirtyEight | What We’ve Managed To Learn About How Amy Coney Barrett Would Rule On Abortion And The Election | Amelia Thomson- DeVeaux
The Lily | What to make of Amy Coney Barrett’s answers on Roe v. Wade so far, according to experts | Lena K. Felton
Rewire | Amy Coney Barrett Didn’t Want to Talk About Abortion—Sen. Mike Lee Sure Did | Danielle Campoamor
SCOTUSblog | Barrett’s record suggests willingness to uphold abortion restrictions | Amy Howe
Washington Post | Barrett's legal views on abortion, the election and health care are now marginally clearer | Jacqueline Alemany
Washington Post | A court with Amy Coney Barrett is more likely to reinterpret Roe than reverse it | Paige Winfield Cunningham
Griswold
Business Insider | Amy Coney Barrett refuses to say whether she agrees with the Supreme Court's decisions legalizing birth control and same-sex marriage | Eliza Relman
Forbes | Amy Coney Barrett Says Legal Birth Control Not ‘In Danger Of Going Anywhere’ | Jemima McEvoy
Glamour | Where Amy Coney Barrett Stands on IVF | Amy Klein
Jezebel | Wildly Anti-Abortion Judge Can't Possibly Say Whether She'd Restrict Birth Control | Esther Wang
National Law Journal | Why Barrett, Like Nominees Before Her, Dodged Questions on the Griswold Birth Control Decision | Marcia Coyle
NPR | Pressed On Landmark Contraception Case, Barrett Again Declines To Answer | Samantha Raphelson
ACA
Elite Daily | People Are Not Impressed By Amy Coney Barrett's Answer To Kamala Harris On Health Care | Rhyma Castillo
New York Times | Barrett, Revealing Little, Suggests She Might Preserve Health Law | Nicholas Fandos
POLITICO | Barrett suggests Obamacare might survive Trump challenge | Marianne LeVine, Andrew Desiderio
LGBTQ
Metro Weekly | Amy Coney Barrett is a "danger to us on so many fronts" | John Riley
New Civil Rights Movement Lindsey Graham Ludicrously Tries to Link Same-Sex Marriage to Polygamy in Amy Coney Barrett SCOTUS Hearing | David Badash
USA Today | Judge Barrett, don't use 'sexual preference' for LGBTQ people. It's incorrect and alarming. | Steven Petrow
LGBTQ Nation | Amy Coney Barrett halfheartedly apologizes for using offensive term to refer to gay people | Bil Browning
The Week | Barrett showed her hand by affirming mixed-race marriage but not same-sex marriage and birth control, SCOTUS expert says | Kathryn Krawczyk
The company she keeps
BuzzFeed News | Republicans Repeatedly Brought Up Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Faith. Democrats Stayed Away From It. | Zoe Tillman
The Guardian | Amy Coney Barrett faith group would expel members over gay sex, leader said | Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Mother Jones | Amy Coney Barrett has spent her entire life in a conservative bubble. That’s a problem. | Stephanie Mencimer
The 19th | Amy Coney Barrett has ties to an anti-LGBTQ+ organization. Why do advocates claim it's a hate group? | Kate Sosin
Romper | Amy Coney Barrett Served On A School Board That Barred Children Of Unmarried Parents | Morgan Brinlee
VICE | Leader of Christian Group Amy Barrett Belonged to Once Said He'd Kick Out Members for Gay Sex | Emma Ockerman
The Insidious ACB
Glamour | The Power—and Threat—of Mothers Like Amy Coney Barrett | Lyz Lenz
Mother Jones | A white working mom with Black children is a godsend for the GOP | Nathalie Baptiste
The New Republic | Amy Coney Barrett’s Gentle Deceptions | Melissa Gira Grant
Teen Vogue | On Amy Coney Barrett, Motherhood, and Choice | Emma Specter
2020
Good Morning America | Why Republican women face a bleaker picture in the battle for representation in Congress | Deena Zaru
The Hill | Barrett fight puts focus on abortion in 2020 election | Alexander Bolton
Washington Post | Trump begs for suburban women’s support while Biden appeals to older voters | Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner, Paulina Firozi
The Nation | Young Women Are Voting for Universal Health Care This Election | Alexandra Sharat
The 19th | Health care is on the line for women voters — and they want to hear more | Shefali Luthra
Abortion
Washington Post | Coalition of prosecutors, attorneys general across U.S. vow not to enforce antiabortion laws | Tom Jackman
ABC | Sixty-three prosecutors pledge not to criminalize abortion even if Roe is overturned | Bill Hutchinson
The Progressive | The Pro-Choice Movement Finds an Under-Recognized Ally: Religious Groups | Eleanor Bader
Well+Good | How Americans Really Feel About Abortion Rights in the Year 2020 | Jessie Van Amburg
California
NBC News | Armed anti-abortion guards pepper spray counter-protesters at California Planned Parenthood | David K. Li
Colorado
Colorado Times Recorder | FACT CHECK: Is a Fetus Really Viable At 22 Weeks, As Backers of Prop. 115 Claim? | Madeleine Schmidt
Louisiana
KSLA-TV (Shreveport, LA) | Louisiana’s Amendment 1 generates more controversy in abortion fight | Jeff Ferrell
Pennsylvania
WESA-FM (Pittsburgh, PA) | Abortion Providers Argue PA Ban On Using Medicaid Funds For Abortions Is Illegal | Nina Feldman
WHYY-TV (Philadelphia, PA) | Providers to argue Pa. ban on using Medicaid funds for abortions is illegal | Nia King
Tennessee
AP | Federal judge rules Tennessee abortion law unconstitutional | Travis Loller
New York Times | Federal Judge Strikes Down Waiting Period for Abortion in Tennessee | Michael Levenson, Sabrina Tavernise
Reuters | U.S. Judge Strikes Tennessee Abortion Law Requiring 48-Hour Waiting Period | Gabriella Borter
Texas
Dallas Morning News | Appeal expected after federal court strikes Texas’ ban on common abortion procedure | Nic Garcia
LGBTQ
ABC | New Pentagon handbook adds confusion and frustration for transgender troops, critics say | Karma Allen
Forbes | Sex Ed That Excludes LGBTQ+ People Is Tied To Worse Health Outcomes | Jo Yurcaba
Instinct Magazine | Announcements For Queer Trump Events Make No Mention Of ‘Gay’ Or ‘LGBTQ’ | Randy Slovacek
Medscape | Mental Health Risks Rise With Age for Gender-Incongruent Youth | Heidi Splete
Decider | Paul Lynde Gave the Gays What They Needed on ‘Bewitched’ 55 Years Ago | Brett White 🠲 Sharing for no reason other than I loved him.
California
The American Independent | Federal judge OKs discrimination against LGBTQ students | Casey Quinlan
Idaho
Metro Weekly | Supreme Court refuses to challenge rulings allowing Idaho trans inmate to receive surgery | John Riley
Illinois
Metro Weekly | Transgender veteran says Illinois is denying her unemployment benefits due to name change | John Riley
Michigan
AP | Effort to Bar LGBTQ Discrimination Moves Ahead in Michigan | David Eggert
Utah
Out Magazine | This Small Town Is Fighting Over the Usage of Pride Flags | Donald Padgett
Pregnancy & Parenting
Bitch Media | Why Did Conservatives Attack Chrissy Teigen for Miscarrying? | McKenzie Schwark 🠲 Easy - they’re assholes. Next.
Washington Post | Nearly 700 coronavirus-positive women gave birth at a single hospital. Here’s what it learned. | Joanna Slater, Jyoti Shelar
Reproductive Health & Justice
Blavity | Why Ending Natural Hair Discrimination Is A Reproductive Justice Issue | Monica Edwards
HealthDay | Fewer Tiny Newborns in States With More Reproductive Rights | Robert Preidt
Ms. | COVID Won't Stop Young People From Having Sex. Let's Get Them the Health Care They Need. | Laura Lindberg
Work & Money
Adweek | Female-Founded Figs Faces Heat Over a Sexist Video | Lisa Lacy
CNBC | Princeton agrees to pay over $1 million to female professors after federal review finds pay gaps | Courtney Connley
Business Insider | Princeton to pay female professors almost $1 million in back pay in gender pay discrimination settlement | Marguerite Ward
Entrepreneur Magazine | The Wing Founder Audrey Gelman Says She Made Big Mistakes | Frances Dodds
Forbes | Women Leaving Work Due To COVID: How We Can We Stop The Exodus | Kathy Miller Perkins
The Hill | COVID-19 and the disappearance of millions of working women | Emily Martin
International Business Times (U.S.) | Why Are Men Receiving The Majority Of Pandemic-Era Work Promotions? | Anthony Raimondi
MSNBC | We're just beginning to understand the extent of Covid-19's feminist nightmare | Anne Helen Petersen
New York Times | Mothers are the ‘Shock Absorbers’ of Our Society | Jessica Grose
Woman's Day | The Latest Victims of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Working Moms | Danielle Campoamor
California
CALmatters | Prop. 16 will level the playing field for women and communities of color | Jodi Hicks
Louisiana
The Maroon | New Orleans reduces "pink tax" on feminine hygiene products | Shadera Moore
Oregon
Oregon Public Broadcasting | Oregon jobs data shows women leaving the workforce, slower recovery | Kate Davidson
The Register-Guard | Audit: Oregon DAS does not provide sufficient oversight of harassment investigations | Connor Radnovich