Today…
is Wednesday or something, who knows. It’s usually Tuesday, so that’s a little surprising.
in 1974, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act was enacted
in 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was signed. God, remember when we they used to try to prevent hate crimes? So long ago.
I gotta run!
Supreme Court
VICE | Amy Coney Barrett Will Consider Cases About Abortion, Obamacare, and LGBTQ Rights | Carter Sherman
She’ll face a flurry of cases that touch on some of the most divisive issues in American life: abortion, healthcare, and LGBTQ rights.
Mic | With Amy Coney Barrett on the bench, minority rule could strip rights from a majority of Americans | Jacqui Germain
USA Today | New Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett could have immediate impact on American democracy | Richard Wolf
Vox | 4 upcoming Supreme Court cases will reveal who Amy Coney Barrett really is | Ian Millhiser
The American Independent | Here's how Barrett could hurt LGBTQ rights now that she's on the Supreme Court | Casey Quinlan
The court will hear cases on discrimination in foster care and the validity of the Affordable Care Act.
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
NBC News | Advocates fear Barrett will strip away gay rights. It could begin next week. | Julie Moreau
The Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, which could allow religious foster agencies to bar gay prospective parents.
California v Texas
The Guardian | As the future of Obamacare heads to the supreme court, so does trans rights | Katelyn Burns
Trans people could lose healthcare as Republican state attorneys general seek to have the entire landmark Affordable Care Act law tossed out
Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health
Romper | The First Abortion Case Amy Coney Barrett Could Hear On SCOTUS Is Major | Morgan Brinlee
This Friday, the Supreme Court is expected to consider whether or not it will hear the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. While the case centers around a 15-week abortion ban Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law in 2018, it is widely considered to be a direct challenge to the precedent outlined in the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade.
Jezebel | The Supreme Court Is Already Considering Hearing A Case That Could Bring Down Roe V. Wade | Justice Namaste
Mississippi Free Press | Supreme Court to Consider Mississippi’s 15-Week Abortion Ban | Ashton Pittman
Rewire News Group | Mississippi Tees Up a Ridiculous Abortion Rights Claim Just for Amy Coney Barrett | Imani Gandy
The Mary Sue | The Feminist Argument for Court Expansion | Kylie Cheung
Expanding the court has become a necessity to protect women, pregnant-capable people, LGBTQ people, immigrants, and people of color from perpetually existing an inch away from criminalization and loss of rights, and empowering them with greater autonomy over their bodies and lives.
Still more on ACB
AlterNet | 'My favorite handmaiden': Anti-LGBT NOM co-founder posts smiling photo with Amy Coney Barrett | David Badash
The Daily Dot | Amy Coney Barrett highlights the rise of fascist, ex-liberal women | Ana Valens
Lilith Magazine | Amy Coney Barrett and the Women Who Uphold the Patriarchy | Elana Sztokman
Newsweek | Amy Coney Barrett's Views on LGBTQ Rights, Birth Control, Abortion and Other Issues | Brendan Cole
Salon | Justice Barrett: Culmination of the right's five-year misogynist temper tantrum | Amanda Marcotte
2020
Top Of The Ticket
CNN | Opinion: How Trump has sown global chaos for women and girls | Terry Mcgovern
LGBTQ Nation | Here are 194 reasons why you should vote for Joe Biden on Election Day (or before) | Bil Browning
USA Today | As Trump, Biden hammer at swing states, advocates work to dismantle Electoral College | Trevor Hughes
Who’s Voting
Mic | Here's what it would look like if America actually prioritized voting | Jacqui Germain
The 19th | Pandemic Restrictions May Impact the Nursing Home Vote | Mariel Padilla
NPR | The Latinx Vote Comes Of Age | Shereen Marisol Meraji
Refinery29 | These First-Time Voters Could Decide What Happens Next Week | Natalie Gontcharova
USA Today | My 'suburban mom' demographic is supposedly all in for Biden. But I'm voting for Trump. | Lauren DeBellis Appell
Vox | White suburban women voters could be Donald Trump’s undoing in the 2020 presidential election | Ella Nilsen
Down Ballot
Alabama Political Reporter | Want to reduce abortions? Vote for Democrats | Josh Moon
Governing | Number of LGBTQ Candidates This Year Shatters Records | Alan Greenblatt
Jackson Hole Daily Women candidates set to send ‘good old boys’ packing | Kerry Drake
New Canaan Advertiser | ‘My life is on the ballot’for the election in Connecticut | Alyssa MacKenzie
Reuters | Factbox: From abortion rights to 'magic mushrooms,' U.S. voters will decide | Peter Szekely
Rewire | Sex Ed, Paid Family Leave, and More on Your Ballot This Election | Alys Brooks
Abortion
The Cut | These States Could Lose the Right to Abortion Overnight | Madeleine Aggeler
The Daily Dot | Political blogger roasted for tweeting Roe v. Wade is ‘kind of getting overlooked’ | David Covucci
LGBTQ
The Advocate | Cleve Jones on What Gayborhoods Will Look Like After COVID-19 | Jeffrey Masters
The Daily Beast | Trump Administration Cedes Victory to Same-Sex Couple Over Child’s Citizenship | Allison Quinn
The Advocate | State Dept. Quits Fight Over Citizenship of Same-Sex Couples' Kids | Trudy Ring
LGBTQ Nation | Pope Francis doesn’t support LGBTQ families after all according to newly released quotes | Alex Bollinger
NBC News | World Rugby's transgender ban a 'dangerous precedent,' critics say | Alex Berg
Kentucky
Next City | Cities Steering More Public Contracting Dollars to LGBTQ-Owned Businesses | Oscar Abello
Texas
The Advocate | Texas Kills Policy Allowing Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Social Work | Mey Rude
Courthouse News Service | After Pushback, Texas Will Keep Nondiscrimination Rules for Social Workers | Travis Bubenik
Pregnancy & Parenting
Scary Mommy | Moms Don’t Need More Self-Care Suggestions, We Need F*cking Help | Lee Hennig
Reproductive Health & Justice
The Intercept | Number of Women Alleging Misconduct by ICE Gynecologist Nearly Triples | Jose Olivares, John Washington
INSIDER | A Black doctor died in childbirth, highlighting a tragic trend that affects pregnant women of color in the US | Anna Medaris Miller
SheKnows | Resist the Urge to Stockpile Plan B & Other Ways to Support Repro Rights If You're Scared Right Now | Katherine Speller
Well+Good | Let's Talk About Exactly Which Lives 'Pro-Life' Republicans Think Are Worth Saving | Susan Rinkunas
Work & Money
Courier | Lack of Relief Funding Is Desperately Widening the Inequality Gap | Emiene Wright
HuffPost | Domestic Workers Still Struggling, Many Jobless Months Into Pandemic | Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
Time Magazine | COVID-19 Has Shown What Happens When We Don't Support Families | Ai-jen Poo
Reuters | Analysis: Take a stance or tiptoe away? Corporate America's battle with social activism | Anna Irrera, Jessica DiNapoli, Imani Moise
Washington Post | 30 female engineers from India ask Silicon Valley to do better on caste discrimination | Nitasha Tiku
Arizona
Tucson Weekly | Separate and unequal: Pay gap affects women, minorities, families | Ayanna Muhammad
Kentucky
WFPL-TV (Louisville, KY) | Lawmakers Propose Paid Parental Leave For State Workers | Ryland Barton
More, More, More
New York Times | Keith Raniere’s Sentencing: What to Know About the Nxivm Leader | Troy Closson
The Daily Beast | NXIVM Victims Confront Sex-Cult Leader Keith Raniere: ‘Nothing Noble About Abusing a Child’ | Pilar Bosch Melendez
VICE | The DOJ Can't Defend Trump in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Suit Against Him, Judge Says | Carter Sherman