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The U.S. Supreme Court building on Oct. 3, 2022. The Court begins its new term, and it’s expected to hear cases addressing a number of issues, including affirmative action, Alabama’s congressional map, immigration, LGBTQ protections, and the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency. (Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

BY MADIBA K. DENNIE | Disregarded precedent. A lack of legal restraint. A runaway right-wing majority.

As the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term, we look back at last one—where, for the first time, the 6–3 conservative supermajority was truly able to wield power. It frequently did so in radical ways.

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BY SUNG YEON CHOIMORROW | On Sept. 30, 1976, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Hyde Amendment, which barred federal funds from covering abortions with the narrowest exceptions for rape, incest or threats to a patient’s life. As soon as Hyde went into effect, the number of Medicaid-covered abortions in the United States dropped from 300,000 to just a few thousand. 

Abortion, like all healthcare, should be a human right—not merely a benefit of select insurance plans. 

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BY STEPHANIE JOHANSSEN and JANNA METZLER | Globally, one in five girls is forced into marriage before they turn 18, putting their health — and often their very lives — at risk. Findings from new research in southeast Zimbabwe highlight the interconnected nature of child marriage and food insecurity. 

Tackling the food crisis cannot be done in isolation but requires a gendered and interdisciplinary approach by addressing the underlying causes such as conflict, human rights abuses and gender inequality.

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One in three election officials reports feeling unsafe because of their job—and Americans are doubting the legitimacy of our elections, despite the fact that experts described the 2020 election as the “most secure” in American history. In the face of these fundamental challenges to our democracy—and in an environment increasingly characterized by political polarization—how can we protect our elections, and support our elections officials?

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