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348 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
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The Supreme Court may be about to make America’s prisons much crueler The Supreme Court released a brief order on October 21 that ruled against the Trump administration's request to deny gender-affirming care to transgender prisoners. Source: Vox vox.com/politics/506261/supreme-court-trump-kin… (link to vox.com)
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As Trump’s Wall Closes in, DHS Intimidates a Border Tribe With Surveillance, Masked Agents and Drones DHS is intimidating a border tribe with surveillance, masked agents and drones as Trump's wall closes in, per ProPublica. Source: ProPublica propublica.org/article/tohono-oodham-nation-ari… (link to propublica.org)
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Gay congressman presses HUD Secretary Scott Turner over agency’s retreat from LGBTQ+ housing protections U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres pressed HUD Secretary Scott Turner over the agency's retreat from LGBTQ+ housing protections as it shrinks its backlog of discrimination complaints. Source: The Advocate advocate.com/politics/national/ritchie-torres-h… (link to advocate.com)
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The Supreme Court Is Coming for Affirmative Action—Again The Supreme Court has accepted a case that takes aim at efforts to increase diversity at high-performing public schools. Source: The Nation thenation.com/article/society/supreme-court-aff… (link to thenation.com)
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NYC high school faces backlash over ‘intifada’ post The Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter at Stuyvesant High School co-signed a social media post declaring 'Intifada Until Victory!', and the school faces backlash. Source: Politico politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook-pm/2… (link to politico.com)
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How Idaho's abortion ban reshaped reproductive care and fueled a fight for change Voters in Virginia, Nevada, Missouri and Idaho will decide on reproductive rights in November, as a citizen-led initiative in Idaho seeks to restore some abortion rights. Source: PBS NewsHour pbs.org/newshour/show/how-idahos-abortion-ban-r… (link to pbs.org)
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The Mahmoud Khalil and Badar Khan Suri cases: an explainer The federal government detained and sought to deport students and academics over support for Palestine, and the Supreme Court could soon take up the cases of Mahmoud Khalil and Badar Khan Suri. Source: SCOTUSblog scotusblog.com/2026/10/the-mahmoud-khalil-and-b… (link to scotusblog.com)
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Your Guide to LGBTQ+ Ballot Measures in 2026 Voters in seven states will decide ballot measures on trans youth school sports participation and access to gender-affirming health care. Source: Rewire News Group rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/10/20/lgbtq-ballot-mea… (link to rewirenewsgroup.com)
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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s ‘dangerous’ push to cut off medical care for transgender prisoners The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's bid to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender people in federal prisons, preserving access while a legal challenge continues. Source: The Advocate advocate.com/breaking-news/supreme-court-transg… (link to advocate.com)
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Rabbi says IDF arrested her, others while "acting out Jewish values" in West Bank olive harvest Rabbi Jill Jacobs says Israeli forces detained her in the occupied West Bank while she observed and supported the Palestinian olive harvest. Source: CBS News cbsnews.com/video/rabbis-arrested-by-idf-were-a… (link to cbsnews.com)
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African Feminist Care Academy report Reports on an inaugural academy in Lusaka that framed care work as a core political and economic issue rather than a peripheral social one. Source: FEMNET femnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AFRICAN-F… (link to femnet.org)
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In Georgia Election, Affordability Beats Abortion for Student Voters University of Georgia students in the toss-up governor's race between Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson say affordability beats abortion. Source: Rewire News Group rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/10/22/georgia-governor… (link to rewirenewsgroup.com)
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Anti-LGBTQ+ group asks Supreme Court to fast-track national blanket trans sports ban An anti-LGBTQ+ group asks the Supreme Court to fast-track a national blanket trans sports ban through an emergency appeal. Source: The Advocate advocate.com/politics/national/adf-national-spo… (link to advocate.com)
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Conservative Parents Lament That Anti-Trans Ads Are Teaching Their Kids Trans People Exist Conservative parents lament that anti-trans ads are teaching their kids trans people exist. Source: Erin in the Morning erininthemorning.com/p/conservative-parents-lam… (link to erininthemorning.com)
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The Tribal Supreme Court Project The Native American Rights Fund celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Tribal Supreme Court Project, an initiative to help tribal interests in Supreme Court litigation. Source: SCOTUSblog scotusblog.com/2026/10/the-tribal-supreme-court… (link to scotusblog.com)
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Judge curbs DHS efforts to conduct sweeps for possible noncitizen voters A federal judge ruled that DHS's practice of knocking on doors and asking about immigration status and voting likely violates the Voting Rights Act. Source: CBS News cbsnews.com/news/judge-dhs-noncitizen-voters-ru… (link to cbsnews.com)
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Los Angeles Reports Rise in Anti-Trans and Homophobic Hate Crimes. Many More May Be Going Unreported LAPD data released Tuesday confirms a rise in hate crimes against gay men and transgender people in Los Angeles, and many more may be going unreported. Source: them them.us/news/hate-crime-uptick-trans-gay (link to them.us)
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Mississippi Attorney General Declares Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old “Justified” The Mississippi Attorney General declared the police shooting of a 1-year-old justified; the excerpt describes a pattern of racist police violence against Black residents of Senatobia, Mississippi. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/mississippi-attorney-gene… (link to truthout.org)
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Europe and Central Asia Care Forum 2026 UN Women convened a regional forum to push governments from fragmented care services toward integrated care economies, noting women do far more unpaid care work than men. Source: UN Women Europe and Central Asia eca.unwomen.org/en/stories/in-focus/2026/04/eur… (link to eca.unwomen.org)
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Prosecutors Filed Over 900 Cases of “Pregnancy-Related Crimes” Since Dobbs Prosecutors filed over 900 cases of pregnancy-related crimes since Dobbs, most from laws never meant to apply to pregnancy. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/prosecutors-filed-over-90… (link to truthout.org)
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