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Turning Tides: As menopause discrimination becomes a hot topic, lawmakers and employers offer protections

Traditionally, menopause hasn’t been the subject of most work-related conversations or legislation trends, says Naomi R. Cahn, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law who specializes in family law, feminist jurisprudence and reproductive technology. But with the success of the menstrual equity movement—which fought to normalize conversations around menstruation and increase access to tampons and other menstrual products—women’s health advocates and feminist legal experts like Cahn have turned their attention to menopause.



Considering the money to be made on social media, some want better laws protecting child influencers

Children working as social media influencers, dubbed “kidfluencers,” can have millions of followers tracking them, their activities and the products they endorse. Top creators like Ryan Kaji, who with the help of his parents built a media empire through his YouTube channel, can make millions of dollars before they reach adulthood. But what happens if the parents or guardians are spending or mismanaging their children’s earnings?



A Big 12 coach is dismissed for cause, and some question the university’s motives

Kansas State University made waves in February when it fired head men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang for cause. Tang told reporters after his team’s 29-point home loss to the University of Cincinnati that he was “embarrassed for the university,” that the players “do not deserve to wear this uniform” and added that “there will be very few of them in it next year.”



The ABA celebrates the 250th!

The ABA has been celebrating the semiquincentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in a number of the ways over the past few months, with programs, webinars, a traveling exhibit from the ABA Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress and more.



More than 100 retired California judges defend judiciary, rule of law in new 'Wall of Justice' video

More than 100 retired California judges have joined together to create the “Wall of Justice,” a video in which they don their robes and renew their oaths of office in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.



NPR retracts story reporting Justice Alito is retiring from Supreme Court

NPR published, then retracted, a story on Tuesday that said the Supreme Court had announced Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. was retiring.


Supreme Court sides with GOP, loosens campaign spending rules

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with congressional Republicans in further loosening campaign finance limits, a decision likely to upend how political parties funnel millions of dollars into TV ads in the upcoming midterm elections.


Supreme Court upholds principle that almost all born on US soil are American

The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the principle that almost everyone born on U.S. soil is a citizen, a major decision that rejects a push by President Donald Trump to fundamentally redefine who is American in ways not seen for more than 150 years.


Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female athletics

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld bans in Idaho and West Virginia on transgender athletes playing on girls’ and women’s sports teams, the latest in a string of legal setbacks for the LGBTQ+ community before the high court.


Supreme Court, for now, blocks Trump from firing Fed board member Lisa Cook

The Supreme Court on Monday blocked President Donald Trump from immediately firing a Democratic appointee to the Federal Reserve Board, a major ruling that preserves the independence of the powerful central bank, which guides the U.S. economy.


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