A Supreme Court Decision Could Have Implications for Social Media Free Speech
The court ruled that First Amendment protections don't apply to a corporation that operates a public access channel in New York.
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The Future of Abortion Access: An Essential Reading List
The Alabama Senate on Tuesday voted in favor of a measure that would effectively ban abortion in the state. Here's a selection of Pacific Standard stories about recent challenges to abortion access.
Why Supreme Court Justices’ Speech Matters
Silence speaks volumes (and so does interrupting women and making mean jokes).
The Supreme Court Just Blocked an Abortion-Restriction Law in Louisiana. What’s the Science Behind the Law?
Studies show that, in most cases, laws requiring doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital are not necessary for the health and safety of women getting abortions.
A Louisiana Law Could Give the Supreme Court a Chance to Remake Abortion Law in America
A petition to the Supreme Court to bar the law from taking effect brings the potential for the next major abortion ruling.
Brett Kavanaugh Has Already Had an Impact on the Supreme Court, Starting With Gun Rights
For proof of the newest Supreme Court justice's influence, look to a New York gun rights case.
The Supreme Court Is Set to Take on New Gerrymandering Cases
The Supreme Court has never ruled that a gerrymandered map was unconstitutional, and it has so far punted on any opportunities to do so.
Our 20 Most-Read Stories of 2018
Pacific Standard's most widely circulated articles of the past year.
What Will Brett Kavanaugh’s Influence on American Politics Actually Be?
The new Supreme Court justice may not have the effect on liberal causes that some fear—that move to the right has already occurred.
What Will the Mid-Terms Mean for Abortion Access?
With Roe v. Wade under threat, the stakes are high for abortion protections in states across the country.