When the Long Arm of the Law Belongs to a Black Man When the Long Arm of the Law Belongs to a Black Man
El Paso’s police chief is the latest right-wing darling to demonize the movement for black lives.
Jul 26, 2016 / Debbie Nathan
The Country’s Worst Voter-ID Law Was Just Struck Down The Country’s Worst Voter-ID Law Was Just Struck Down
A huge victory for voting rights in Texas.
Jul 20, 2016 / Ari Berman
The Pro-Choice Movement Is Finally Winning! The Pro-Choice Movement Is Finally Winning!
A new generation of activists have started talking about abortion as a normal event in women’s lives—and that’s made a huge difference.
Jul 6, 2016 / Katha Pollitt
The Supreme Court Has Spoken: Texas Can’t Use Pseudoscience to Restrict Abortion The Supreme Court Has Spoken: Texas Can’t Use Pseudoscience to Restrict Abortion
The majority ruled that neither of two regulations on abortion providers “offers medical benefits sufficient to justify the burdens upon access that each imposes.”
Jun 27, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Why I Wouldn’t Go to the University of Texas Law School Why I Wouldn’t Go to the University of Texas Law School
Come August 1, the concept of trigger warnings will take on a literal meaning on Texas college campuses.
May 5, 2016 / StudentNation / Andrew Wilson
Latinos and the New Battle for Texas Latinos and the New Battle for Texas
Tejanos will change the state’s politics. But that remake won’t be as simple as either Republicans or Democrats assume.
Apr 15, 2016 / Roberto Lovato
As Abortion Restrictions Ramp Up, More Women Weigh Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands As Abortion Restrictions Ramp Up, More Women Weigh Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands
Finding ways to support those who choose to self-induce abortion does not mean abandoning the fight to preserve access in clinics and hospitals.
Mar 21, 2016 / Dani McClain
Will a Conservative Court Uphold Texas’ Discriminatory Voter ID Law? Will a Conservative Court Uphold Texas’ Discriminatory Voter ID Law?
The toughest voting restriction in the country has been blocked three times by the Voting Rights Act yet remains in effect.
Mar 10, 2016 / Ari Berman
Voters Were Blocked From the Polls on Super Tuesday by New Restrictions Voters Were Blocked From the Polls on Super Tuesday by New Restrictions
The 2016 election is the first in 50 years without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act.
Mar 2, 2016 / Ari Berman
The Big Lie at the Heart of the Texas Abortion Clinic Case The Big Lie at the Heart of the Texas Abortion Clinic Case
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the first significant test of abortion rights in a decade.
Mar 1, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter