Into the woods without delay

Today…

• in 1978, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a first-of-its-kind ordinance banning discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodation based on sexual orientation.

• is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (#EndRacism)

• is International Day of Forests, yes please, would very much like to be.

“…and she was never heard from again.”

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SJC on KBJ

• Slate | What to Watch Out for During Next Week’s SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings | Dahlia Lithwick, Mark Joseph Stern

  • More from ABC, AP, Bloomberg, CBS, NBC, NPR, USA Today, Washington Post

  • The Hill | Will Senate apply the Ginsburg or the Barrett Rule to Judge Jackson? | Jonathan Turley 

• Washington Post | Ahead of Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's stances on key issues | Robert Barnes, Ann Marimow 

  • More from AP, CNN

  • New York Times | After Three Rounds, Judge Jackson Knows the Confirmation Playbook | Adam Liptak 

• New York Times | On Eve of Confirmation Hearings, G.O.P. Steps Up Attacks on Jackson | Carl Hulse 

  • AP | AP Fact Check: Republicans twist Jackson's judicial record | Will Weissert, Calvin Woodward

  • ABC |  Fact Check: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson child porn sentences ‘pretty mainstream’ | Devin Dwyer

  • Los Angeles Times |The sickening Republican smear campaign against Ketanji Brown Jackson | Erwin Chemerinsky 

  • Slate | The Great Republican Campaign to Erase Ketanji Brown Jackson | Dahlia Lithwick 

  • More from The Hill, The Hill, Washington Post

• Los Angeles Times | Jackson supporters gear up to protect her historic Supreme Court bid from racist, sexist attacks | Nolan McCaskill 

• AP | First but not last: Black girls see themselves in court pick | Annie Ma

  • Bloomberg | Why It Took 233 Years to Get the First Black Female Supreme Court Nominee | Kelsey Butler 

  • USA Today | Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's lived experience as a Black mother can reshape the Supreme Court | Angela Onwuachi-Willig 

  • USA Today | It's exhausting to be a Black woman. Just ask Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. | Njeri Rutledge 

  • USA Today | 'The only one in the room': Judge Jackson's Supreme Court hearings spotlight lack of Black women in the Senate | Dylan Wells 

• Washington Post | How Ketanji Brown Jackson's path to the Supreme Court differs from the current justices | Adrián Blanco

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Abortion

• Axios | Ignoring abortion access is getting harder for companies | Emily Peck 

• Jezebel | This State Could Police Your Sex Positions If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned | Susan Rinkunas 

• New York Times | Anti-Abortion Groups Once Portrayed Women as Victims. That’s Changing. | Mary Ziegler 

• Truthout | Some States Are Enshrining the Right to Abortion As SCOTUS Decision Approaches | Alexandra Martinez 

• Vox | State-level Republicans are going all in on extreme anti-trans, anti-abortion laws | Natasha Ishak 

California

• San Francisco Chronicle | Almost every congressional earmark got funded. But not two for a San Jose Planned Parenthood | Tal Kopan 

Colorado

• Colorado Politics | State Senate panel mirrors House, approves abortion bill in another late-night hearing | Marianne Goodland 

Idaho

• The Daily Beast | Is the GOP’s War on Women Now Pro-Rapist? | Wajahat Ali 

• Jezebel | Idaho Abortion Ban Is Just Another Tool For Rapists to Punish Victims | Kylie Cheung 

• Argus Observer | How will Idaho’s new abortion law impact the Western Treasure Valley? | Leslie Thompson 

• Idaho Press | Abortion rights coalition holds rally against SB 1309 | Jeanne Huff 

Illinois

• Chicago Sun-Times | Missouri anti-abortion proposal another sign Illinois must stand up for reproductive choice | Kwame Raoul

Kansas

• The Lawrence Times | Kansas’ anti-abortion amendment wording is purposely confusing, panelists say | Mackenzie Clark 

Massachusetts

• The Harvard Crimson | We Think We're Safe in Massachusetts Post-Roe. We're Not. | Hannah Santos, Madeline Ulanow

Missouri

• POLITICO | Missouri wants to stop out-of-state abortions. Other states could follow. | Alice Ollstein, Megan Messerly

Pennsylvania

• NBC | In Pa. gov's race, Democrat Josh Shapiro banks on abortion rights as a winning issue | Adam Edelman 

Tennessee

• TODAY | Tennessee bill would allow rapists’ families, friends to sue if victims get an abortion | Danielle Campoamor

Texas

• Dallas Observer | The Texas GOP Is Big Mad Over Citi Policy Covering Travel Costs for Staffers Seeking Abortions | Simone Carter 

  • More from Bloomberg, New York Times 

• Texas Lawyer | Texas Pro-Choice Advocates Seek Out-of-State Injunctions Against Anti-Abortion Litigants | Adolfo Pesquera 

• Rewire News Group | Why Texas State Courts Matter in the Abortion Fight | Imani Gandy 

• Rewire News Group | As a Rabbi, Helping Pregnant Texans Get Abortions Has Never Been More Important | Nancy Kasten 

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Reproductive Health & Justice

• HuffPost | The Dangerous Gap In The Violence Against Women Act | Alanna Vagianos 

• Yahoo Finance | ‘The dollars are massive’ when you invest in women’s health, venture capitalist says | Brooke DiPalma 

California

• Jezebel | Woman Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Stillbirth Had Her Conviction Overturned | Caitlin Cruz

• Daily Bruin | UCLA to provide free menstrual products in bathrooms throughout campus | Sandra Ocampo

Colorado 

• The Gazette | Colorado House advances bill to protect sex workers from violent crime | Hannah Metzger 

Georgia

• Coastal Courier | Comprehensive prenatal, postpartum care vital in reducing maternal mortality rate in Georgia | Ericka Gibson

North Carolina

• NC Policy Watch | PW special report: A program for Black doulas and Black mothers at UNC aims to improve maternal health and create a workforce pipeline | Lynn Bonner 

Rhode Island

• AP | Lawmakers consider proposal to expand birth control access

Utah

• Deseret News | Utah fertility rates: Is having kids a private choice or a ‘public good?’ | Marjorie Cortez