Feminist News Digest | Week of June 28-July 1

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ELECTION | COURTS
Supreme Court Maintains Arizona Voting Restrictions Further Weakening Voting Rights Act [[link removed]]
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that two Arizona voting restrictions did not violate the Voting Rights Act, the landmark legislation that bans racially discriminatory voting rules.


AFGHANISTAN | WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Friends of Afghanistan Urge NATO and EU to Continue Support for Afghanistan [[link removed]]
In a letter signed by prominent leaders and individuals worldwide, friends and supporters of Afghanistan urged NATO and the European Union that as U.S. and NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan, “we must not abandon the Afghan people and their democratic republic.”


EDUCATION | HEALTH
Rhode Island Passes Legislation to Make Period Products Free in Schools [[link removed]]
The Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that will allow public school students to have access to menstrual products for free.



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