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GALLERY: Thousands march to protect Roe v. Wade and abortion rights

Amisha Kumar May 5, 2022

Thousands marched to protest the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade after a leaked majority opinion draft from the Supreme Court signaled the landmark case could be overturned. The march, organized by...

Abbigale Shi

Mind Your Business: Our duty lies in Ginsburg’s legacy

Abbigale Shi September 20, 2020
Ginsburg was an American hero and a symbol of hope for so many marginalized groups — her passing marks a tremendous loss for the United States.
PHOTO VIA FLICKR USER TONY WEBSTER

EDITORIAL: On Marriage Equality

Editors June 27, 2015

To begin simply, let us state this fact: on June 26, 2015, history was made in the United States when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality in all 50 states, with a 5-4 victory. By...

KEULER: Right-To-Work is Right

KEULER: Right-To-Work is Right

Andrew Keuler March 23, 2015

On March 9, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill that turned Wisconsin into the 25th right-to-work state in the Union. Right-to-work laws protect private-sector employees from being forced to pay...

EDIT: Crime and Capital Punishment

EDIT: Crime and Capital Punishment

Editors December 4, 2014

On Sept. 8, 1992, Texas resident Scott Panetti woke up around dawn, shaved his head and drove to his wife’s parents’ house. In front of his wife and 3-year-old daughter, he shot and killed his in-laws....

Attorney General Martha Coakley's recent brief on behalf of Massachusetts and 14 other states to the U.S. Supreme Court argues that withholding the right to marry from same-sex couples relegates those individuals to a second-class status. PHOTO BY FELICIA GANS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Martha Coakley urges US Supreme Court to reexamine same-sex marriage cases

Stephanie Pagones September 9, 2014

Massachusetts Attorney General and 2014 gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley filed a brief Thursday with the U.S. Supreme Court encouraging the judges to readdress pending cases regarding same-sex...

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