Author: Mariah A. Lindsay

Mariah A. Lindsay is an attorney, Ph.D. student in sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Ms. Studios editorial fellow.

Women Attorneys General Are Not Backing Down

In the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, there have been concerted efforts in states across the country and by the Trump administration to further limit access to abortion, but also to reproductive healthcare access and rights more broadly.

These efforts have not gone unchecked. A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general across the country have been working in concert to counteract many of these measures and to protect access to reproductive healthcare within their states—through enacting safe harbor or shield laws, defending state laws and constitutional provisions providing residents with the right to provide and obtain abortions, and filing lawsuits against the Trump administration and other states where necessary, to name a few.

Within this coalition, another pattern emerges: the role of Democratic women attorneys general fighting back against efforts to undermine reproductive justice. This group of attorneys general includes Vermont AG Charity Clark, Arizona AG Kris Mayes, Delaware AG Kathy Jennings, Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell and Michigan AG Dana Nessel.

A New Supreme Court Term Brings Familiar Trouble

The Supreme Court’s 2025–’26 term opens under the shadow of the Trump administration’s growing influence over the judiciary. Last term, the Court issued 140 emergency rulings—many of them unsigned—compared to just 55 full opinions. These “shadow docket” decisions often favored the Trump administration, even in cases where the stakes included the rights of transgender people, immigrants and federal employees.

Now, with several Trump-backed cases on the merits docket, legal experts Michele Goodwin and Steven Vladeck warn that the Court’s deference to presidential power could deepen.

From conversion therapy bans to voting rights and gender-affirming care, the consequences of this term’s decisions will reverberate far beyond the courtroom.

What Renee Bracey Sherman Wants You to Know About Liberating Abortion and the People Who Make It Possible

Renee Bracey Sherman and Regina Mahone recently released their co-authored book, Liberating Abortion: Claiming Our History, Sharing Our Stories, and Building the Reproductive Future We Deserve. In it, they offer a new perspective on the history of abortion and imagine a future where reproductive justice is realized.

Bracey Sherman and Mahone ask us to build a better future that begins with building community around abortion and reproductive freedom now.

Ms. sat down with Renee Bracey Sherman to discuss her new book, Liberating Abortion, the history of abortion and where we go from here.

“We’re Building a Future Voting Culture”: How Barbara Arnwine and Others Mobilized Georgia’s Historic Win

"We're Building a Future Voting Culture": How Barbara Arnwine and Others Mobilized Georgia's Historic Victory

Voice hoarse from being on the bullhorn on Election Day, Barbara Arnwine—president and founder of Transformative Justice Coalition—spoke to Ms. early Wednesday morning to discuss the election, what the results mean for the future of U.S. politics, and why when Black women organize and vote, everyone benefits.

“It took every bit of work we had in our bodies, every bit of energy we could give, every voice you could give.”