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May 8, 2024

Survey: Catholics and Protestants of Color Say Abortion Should Be Legal in All or Most Cases

Pro-life lawmakers often invoke their Christian faith while debating policy. However, many Christians support abortion on some level. The post Survey: Catholics and Protestants of Color […]
February 20, 2024

Dallas Megachurch Cites Environment Racism in Legal Effort to Block Warehouse Development

Pastor Frederick Haynes III of Friendship-West Baptist Church has taken legal action to stop the building of a warehouse near its property. The post Dallas Megachurch […]
September 1, 2023

Child Labor Is Now Legal in the US

Lawmakers in 14 states have relaxed laws that restricted minors from working, one of the latest signs of American decline. The post Child Labor Is Now […]
June 27, 2023

How Legal Weed Impacts the Environment in New Jersey

Long associated with the social and environmental justice movement, cannabis actually creates a lot of environmental pollution, experts say. The post How Legal Weed Impacts the […]
June 14, 2023

Inside the Christian Legal Campaign to Return Prayer to Public Schools

The Christian conservatives advocating for more religion in the schools are doing so in the name of religious freedom. The post Inside the Christian Legal Campaign […]
August 12, 2022

Legal Action Promised If NY Church’s ‘ReAwaken America’ Event Sparks Racial Violence

The N.Y. attorney general warned a local church about hosting a controversial event on the anniversary of the deadly Unite the Right rally. The post Legal […]
October 27, 2017

Tragedy, or Justice? Undocumented Teen Gets Abortion After Legal Fight

An undocumented teenager under federal custody in Texas got an abortion she had been seeking for weeks Wednesday morning, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. […]