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Title IX Used to Defend Gay Teenager
The Justice Department has intervened in a New York court case to argue that Title IX’s protections against sex discrimination apply to gender identity as well. The case involved a private law suit against a school district where a student, “J.L.” experienced...
Using Religion to Empower Women
Nicholas Kristof, a New York Times columnist who often documents the hardships faced by women all over the world, published an op-ed last week in which he argues that although in many cases religion is used to oppress women, it also has the potential to emancipate and...
Senators Franken and Snowe Working for Servicewomen’s Reproductive Rights
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) may have only been in the Senate for a short time, but he’s been using that time to advance women’s reproductive rights in really great ways. In October we wrote about his amendment to the appropriations bill that barred the Defense...
A Decade of Accomplishments or Failures for Women's Rights?
From Hillary Clinton running for president and Sonia Sotomayor joining the Supreme Court to the rising number of female undergraduates, women have much to be proud of in terms of accomplishments throughout the past decade. Perhaps we can even utter a (tentative) sigh...
Scott Roeder Trial Begins in Kansas
The trial of Scott Roeder, who is accused of murdering abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, began yesterday in Wichita, Kansas. Roeder is charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault for allegedly threatening two ushers who tried...
