Feminist News Digest | Week of October 26-October 30

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The most important feminist news stories of the week are below, and other recent feminist news can be found here [[link removed]] .



COURTS
Barrett’s Appointment to Supreme Court Breaks Norms and Generates Outrage [[link removed]]
Yesterday, Judge Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed and sworn into the Supreme Court. Barrett was confirmed by a 52-48 vote with all Democratic senators voting no for the first time in 151 years.


ABORTION | HEALTH
State Abortion Policies in a World Without Roe [[link removed]]
On Monday evening, Judge Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed and sworn into the Supreme Court of the United States. This confirmation will have potentially severe impacts on healthcare, immigration, and abortion rights.


ACTIVISM | RACE
Protests Occur in Philadelphia & DC Over the Police Murders of Walter Wallace and Karon Hylton [[link removed]]
On Monday, Walter Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by police in West Philadelphia. Last Friday, Karon Hylton, a 20-year-old Black man, was killed in a moped crash while being chased by police. These murders come in the context of many others killed – George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Jacob Blake. A total of 874 people have been killed by police this year, 28% of those being Black. Black people comprise 13% of the population.



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