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President Joe Biden congratulates Ketanji Brown Jackson moments after the U.S. Senate confirmed her to be the first Black woman to be a justice on the Supreme Court in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on April 7, 2022. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

BY THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS | Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is the justice that so many have been waiting for—not just because she reflects the rich diversity of America, but because she represents so much of what has historically been excluded from and missing on the Court.

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BY MAURICE F. BAGGIANO | The Constitution is clear: Justices of the Supreme Court may not uphold state prohibitions against elective pre-viable abortions simply because the Constitution does not expressly grant to women the right to an abortion. If Justice Clarence Thomas, or other Supreme Court justices hold otherwise, they are not saying “what the law is.” Instead, they are saying what they want the law to be.

Their thinking may be “original,” but it’s a far cry from “originalism.”

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BY ORION RUMMLER | The Justice Department said last week that states seeking to block transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming care may be violating federal law—and signaled that it is prepared to pursue legal action or support existing litigation against states seeking such restrictions.

“It’s probably the most powerful and progressive step we’ve seen on transgender rights ever from the federal government, at least today,” said Ezra Ishmael Young, who teaches constitutional law at Cornell Law School.

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