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    SCOTUS to Rule on Challenge to Convictions Made Under (Racist) Non-Unanimous Jury Laws

    Justices will decide whether those with finalized convictions under ‘Jim Crow’ jury laws have a right to a new trial.
    Shani Saxon Dec 2, 2020 5:15PM EST
    Abortion rally. A group of young women holding signs for increased abortion access outside the Supreme Court.

    Supreme Court Protects Abortion Rights in Louisiana

    In a surprise 5-to-4 ruling, SCOTUS saved 53 percent of the state’s pregnant people from having to travel more than 150 miles for the medical procedure.
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Jun 29, 2020 12:50PM EDT
    A pink protest sign that reads "Abortion is healthcare" is held at a rally in front of a government building

    Louisiana Passes Most Stringent Anti-Abortion Restrictions in U.S.

    And pending the outcome of a Supreme Court case, the state may soon only have one abortion provider.
    Ayana Byrd Feb 12, 2020 10:14AM EST
    Slave Rebellion Reenactment. Two men and one woman dressed in period clothing and carrying weapons.

    Slave Rebellion to be Reenacted

    Artist Dread Scott organized hundreds in Louisiana for a two-day event that will re-imagine the largest revolt of enslaved people in American history.

    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Nov 5, 2019 2:07PM EST
    Brown gavel on brown table.

    Black Woman Judge Under Attack for Calling Out Racism

    Lori Landry, the first Black woman elected to Louisiana’s 16th Judicial District, is being called unfit to judge for saying that Black people are unfairly treated in the legal system. But her supporters aren’t having it.

    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Oct 31, 2019 1:55PM EDT
    Protesters hold signs in support of abortion rights outside of Supreme Court.

    SCOTUS To Hear Case That Could Dismantle Roe v. Wade

    “Access to abortion is hanging by a thread in this country, and this case is what could snap that thread.”

    Ayana Byrd Oct 7, 2019 1:32PM EDT
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