BY OLIVER HAUG | This morning, President Joe Biden announced that he would be nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill Justice Stephen Breyer’s vacancy on the Supreme Court. Feminist groups and lawmakers applauded the nomination, citing Judge Jackson’s qualifications and previous clerkship under Justice Breyer as proof that she is more than qualified for the role. |
BY OLIVER HAUG | This past week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott released an order asserting that allowing trans youth to access gender affirming health care constitutes “child abuse.” While advocates say that the order is not technically legally binding, many worry that it will have negative social and legal ramifications for trans youth and their families in the Lone Star state—where they are already facing a legislative firestorm. |
