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Illustration of black and white images of trans and abortion rights protestors, Photo illustration by Slate

Wednesday April 2, 2025

Our law firm won’t cave. Who will join us?
The associate who had enough
The red court that keeps protecting Trans and abortion rights
The most important judge in America

Know your rights immigrant legal red card, credit Loren Elliott, The New York Times

Wednesday February 26, 2025

They can’t erase us
The justice system is meaningless when government lawyers fail to defend the rule of law
Demand is surging for the little red card that can save immigrant lives
Justice Sotomayor deals a major blow to dishonest prosecutors and the death penalty

Know your rights immigrant legal red card, credit Loren Elliott, The New York Times

Wednesday February 26, 2025

They can’t erase us
The justice system is meaningless when government lawyers fail to defend the rule of law
Demand is surging for the little red card that can save immigrant lives
Justice Sotomayor deals a major blow to dishonest prosecutors and the death penalty

Photo illustration of Martin Luther King Jr with various SCOTUS justices throughout history, credit Slate

Wednesday March 19, 2025

Lawyers can stop dictators, but first they must get uncomfortable
Activist have found a way to warn communities of incoming ICE raids
An interview with the conservative lawyer who helped kill DEI
MLK’s dream of economic affirmative action was slowly killed by the Supreme Court

The Navahine plaintiffs and Hawaiʻi governor Josh Green

Wednesday March 5, 2025

Hawai’i teenagers win a major legal victory on climate change
Federal Judge slaps down two anti-trans executive orders
Judges face threats and racist attacks after ruling against the administration
What do we do when the law fails us?

Hundreds of people attended a Rise Up For Trans Youth rally on Feb. 8 in New York City, credit Michael Nigro, Sipa USA via Reuters Connect

Wednesday February 19, 2025

The California man who won birthright citizenship for all
Judge says the quiet part out loud: the death penalty is racist
Nothing enrages some conservative judges like criminal defendants having constitutional rights
DOJ is sabotaging Trans kids at the Supreme Court

Chase Strangio speaks before Supreme Court on December 4, 2024, credit Getty Images

Wednesday February 12, 2025

I became a law student to fight for LGBTQ people, but I need the legal profession at my side
Reparations are more than money
Former federal judge just beat MAGA in Court. Here is her advice.
Refugee advocates have entered the fight against asylum suspensions

Wednesday January 29, 2025

Birthright citizenship is personal to me
Maria Elena Cruz becomes the first Latina + Black justice on the Arizona Supreme Court
The next MAGA judges will be so much worse
SCOTUS could force government to fund religious public schools