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The “born free and equal” clauses and same-sex marriage

This is the fourth of seven introductory articles on the relevance for constitutional law and the Supreme Court of the “born free and equal” clauses, which appeared in the Declarat...

‘Courting Equality’: India’s Most Important Women’s Rights Cases Explained

An excerpt from ‘Courting Equality’ by Mihira Sood. The post ‘Courting Equality’: India’s Most Important Women’s Rights Cases Explained appeared first on Feminism in India.

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The Case Against the Equality Act

by Joanna Williams on substack This week I attended the launch of a new paper from the Prosperity Institute: Some More Equal Than Others, The Case Against The Equality Act, by Alka...

The “born free and equal” clauses and Lawrence v. Texas

This is the third of seven introductory articles on the relevance for constitutional law of the “born free and equal” clauses, which appeared in the Declaration of Independence and...

Winsome Earle-Sears launches campaign against Va. marriage equality amendment

Former LG lost to Abigail Spanberger in 2025 gubernatorial race The post Winsome Earle-Sears launches campaign against Va. marriage equality amendment appeared first on...

The Kids Really Are All Right—But Opponents of Marriage Equality Won’t Admit It

Within days of Donald Trump's second inauguration, the administration began erasing LGBTQ+ people from federal websites, while Republican governors across the country rebranded Pri...

Book of the Week

Great books often begin with great questions. My wonderful colleague, Libby Adler, started with this one: “How might a socialist jurisdiction “do” lgbtq legal advancement different...

First Post-Mahmoud LGBTQ+ Curriculum Case in Mass. Survives Dismissal Bid

The lawsuit is part of a wave of litigation testing the balance between public school curriculum and parents' religious rights following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Mahmou...

Arizona bishop joins effort to protect marriage equality from potential Supreme Court reversal

[Episcopal News Service] Arizona Bishop Jennifer Reddall, during a parish visit July 26, threw her support behind a political advocacy campaign that might have seemed redundant or...

The Courts and the Country: A Conversation Between Judge Mustafa Kasubhai and Yusuf Zakir

In this conversation, U.S. District Court Judge Mustafa Kasubhai for the District of Oregon and Yusuf Zakir, chief talent and inclusion officer at Davis Wright Tremaine, discuss th...

Vermont chose belonging. Let’s keep it that way. 

A Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes doesn't require Vermont to abandon its inclusive policies — and it shouldn't. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont chose belongi...

Courts Should Stop Discriminatory Virginia Policy

Born free and equal

This is my first article for SCOTUSblog, and I want to explain why I have chosen the header Born Free and Equal for my column. The phrase is derived from the Declaration of Indepen...

Civil Rights & Same Sex Marriage Revisited

While same-sex marriage is now legal, there seems to be an appetite to roll it back. As such, it is worth considering the previous fight in preparation for the futureRead More

Full & Equal attendees came to Minneapolis for reasons personal and historical

[Episcopal News Service – Minneapolis, Minnesota] Participants in the Full & Equal: 50 Years in Pursuit of a Promise gathering attended to learn, reunite with others,  celebrat...

Weakening the protection against sex discrimination?

Few were surprised by the court’s ruling in West Virginia v. B.P.J. upholding a West Virginia law prohibiting transgender girls and women from participating in sports corresponding...

Beyond Abortion: How the ERA Could Transform Pregnancy, Work and Family Life

On Women’s Equality Day, the unfinished fight for constitutional equality extends far beyond abortion. State equal rights amendments—and, ultimately, a robust federal ERA—could res...

Supreme Court Upholds State Laws Limiting Participation in Women’s and Girls’ Sports

We need lawfare for white men

For decades, American hiring and admissions have been distorted by a legal and bureaucratic regime that promised equal treatment while repeatedly rewarding institutions for sorting...

California Court of Appeal Holds Sexual Orientation Harassment Triggers the EFAA

Equal treatment makes a comeback

There is something almost touching about the astonishment with which American universities are discovering that racial discrimination is illegal.The Justice Department announced Mo...

After Dobbs, the ERA Offers a New Path to Abortion Rights

For 250 years, women have been fighting for inclusion in the nation’s founding promise of equality. The Equal Rights Amendment would finally guarantee that equality under the U.S....

Thirty years of advancing equal opportunity

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Thirty years after Hong Kong established a statutory body to combat discrimination, equal opportunity ha...