What a country
Today…
is the first day of the Supreme Court term, with (Koronavaugh now participating remotely).
in 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat for the first time as a U.S. Supreme Court justice
is the start of Mental Illness Awareness Week.
is National Vodka Day. You know, until a few years ago I thought I didn’t like vodka, but as it turns out, I don’t like bad vodka, and good vodka is good. Paired with a nice bowl of borscht and a spread of zakuski in the middle of January? A delight.
Abortion
Teen Vogue | Thousands of People Marched for Reproductive Freedom This Weekend | De Elizabeth
More from ABC, BuzzFeed, The Hill, Jezebel, The Mary Sue, Mother Jones, NBC, The 19th, NPR, Slate, USA Today
New York Times | Supporters of Abortion Rights Struggle to Gain Marchers and Momentum | Lisa Lerer, Campbell Robertson
CNN | Supreme Court's new term could see landmark rulings on abortion, guns and vouchers | Ariane de Vogue
More from ABC, New York Times, NPR, Reuters, USA Today, Washington Post
The Daily Beast | These Hack Supreme Court Justices Are Gunning for Roe v. Wade, and Lying About It | Molly Jong-Fast
CNN | Top Democrats disagree on including Hyde Amendment in economic bill | Chandelis Duster
The Daily Beast | Pramila Jayapal Says She Won’t Vote For Spending Bill That Includes Anti-Abortion Hyde Amendment | Justin Baragona
Esquire | Joe Manchin Backs Hyde Amendment in Reconciliation, Possible Landmine for Progressives | Charles P. Pierce
The Daily Beast | People Ignoring Women’s Abortion Choices Should be Ashamed | Erin Gloria Ryan
New York Times | If Men Needed the Abortions … | Charles Blow
New York Times | Roe v. Wade Is at Risk, and Americans Are Burned Out | Michelle Goldberg
Texas
BuzzFeed | A Judge Asked Why Texas Didn’t Enforce Its Own Abortion Ban If It’s “Confident” The Law Is Constitutional | Zoe Tillman
Texas Lawyer | Judge Presses Texas Lawyers on 'Unusual' Enforcement Mechanism in State's Abortion Law | Andrew Goudsward
More from ABC, Austin American-Statesman, Bloomberg, CNN, Forbes, Houston Chronicle, HuffPost, NBC, New York Times, NPR, Roll Call
Wall Street Journal | Texas Aims to Crack Down on Abortion Pills Sent by Mail | Elizabeth Findell
Axios | Austin to provide legal services for abortion law challenges | Nicole Cobler
The Atlantic | Is the Texas Abortion Law Backfiring on the People Who Pushed It Through? | Jill Filipovic
The 19th | How 3 lawsuits could potentially stop the Texas abortion ban | Jennifer Gerson
Truthout | This Abortion Fund Is at the Front Lines of the Struggle for Access in Texas
LGBTQ
ABA Journal | Supreme Court will hear case of Christian group that wanted to fly its flag at Boston City Hall | Debra Cassens Weiss
LGBTQ Nation | Supreme Court could force Boston City Hall to fly a “Christian flag” as hate group’s case advances | Alex Bollinger
LGBTQ Nation | Federal court rules social media can’t be held liable for radicalizing Pulse shooter | Juwan Holmes
USA Today | How doctors' assumptions about LGBTQ patients can be harmful to their health | Sara Moniuszko
Kansas
Kansas City Star | Another Johnson County city considers banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth | Sarah Ritter
Wyoming
Los Angeles Blade | Wyoming DA may charge librarians for obscenity over LGBTQ+ books | Brody Levesque
– More from ABC, KELO-TV
Reproductive Health & Justice
The Intercept | In the Fight for Reproductive Rights, Don’t Forget the Medicaid Gap | Rachel Cohen
The Lily | AAPI women have been overlooked in the abortion fight. But our voices matter. | Sung Yeon Choimorrow
NewsOne | Black and Brown Led Reproductive Rights Groups Are Leading The Way To Change | Shannon Dawson
USA Today | 'Mothers of Gynecology' monument honors enslaved Black women who were tortured to help advance science | Christine Anderson
Illinois
Pantagraph | Chicago contraceptive initiative aims to improve access downstate | Lyndsay Jones
Work & Money
CNBC | Paid family leave could become law. Families share how it could change things for them | Lorie Konish
Forbes | The High Price Family Caregivers Pay | Howard Gleckman
New York Times | Progressives Stand Firm on Priorities as Infrastructure Debate Continues | Luke Broadwater