21-year-old Tres Genco, a self-proclaimed incel (“involuntary celibate”) had been planning to open fire at a sorority at an unnamed nearby university. He drew inspiration from Elliot Rodger, specifically planning his massacre to fall on the seventh anniversary of the incel killer’s “day of retribution” in Isla Vista, Calif., in which he killed six people and injured 14 in as part of what he himself called a “war on women.”
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The Cost of One Olympic Sexual Abuse Survivor’s Fight for Justice
Mandy Meloon—widely recognized as one of the best taekwondo athletes in the U.S.—was told she could compete in the Beijing Olympics only if she took back her allegation that her coach and his brother were sexually and financially abusing her.
On August 8, the last day of the Tokyo Olympics, Meloon and the other taekwondo survivors will fly to Colorado where a class-action lawsuit alleging “intentional, reckless and negligent acts” committed by
the United States Olympic Committee, including USA Taekwondo, “toward their own athletes” might get resolved.
Advocates Condemn FBI “Sham” Investigation Into Brett Kavanaugh, Call For Special Counsel To Conduct a Real Investigation
New revelations confirm suspicions that the Trump administration limited an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Meet VIISTA: The Program Training Non-Lawyers to Represent Migrants in Court
Pistone designed and founded an entirely online educational program called Villanova Interdisciplinary Immigration Studies Training for Advocates (VIISTA). The program is designed to meet the demand for immigrant representatives by taking advantage of a long-standing facet of immigration law that allows non-lawyers approved by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to represent migrants in immigration court. Called “accredited representatives,” these non-lawyers work at DOJ recognized organizations—such as faith-based or immigrant advocacy groups—who are permitted to provide low-cost legal representation to migrants under federal regulations.
The Feminist Case for Ending the Death Penalty
Feminists have every reason to be suspicious of capital punishment. Death penalty laws in the U.S. were enacted by legislatures dominated by men; death sentences are sought by prosecutors who are predominately men; juries that condemn defendants to death have historically been mostly male; and judges who sentence defendants to death are overwhelmingly male.
Texas’s Radical Six-Week Abortion Ban Challenged: “The Cruelty Is the Point—And We Will Not Let it Stand”
A broad coalition of Texas abortion providers, doctors, clergy, abortion funds and practical support networks filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to block Senate Bill 8, a new six-week abortion ban set to take effect on September 1.
Due to many barriers to abortion care in the state, approximately 85–90 percent of people who obtain abortions in Texas are at least six weeks into pregnancy, meaning this law would prohibit nearly all abortions in the state.
State Legislatures Matter In the Fight for Justice—Now More Than Ever
At this moment, abortion and voting rights are under attack in state houses across the country—and these attacks are connected. This is why state legislatures are more important than ever, and are an increasingly powerful venue to protect and expand voting and reproductive rights.
Supreme Court Deals Dual Blows To Voting Rights, Election Transparency
In its final two opinions of the term, the court upheld two restrictive voting laws in Arizona and struck down a nonprofit donor disclosure rule in California. In both decisions, the justices ruled 6-3, along ideological lines.
Bill Cosby’s Overturned Conviction Shakes Feminists and Allies: “Justice Is Still Very Elusive for Survivors of Sexual Assault”
In the aftermath of Bill Cosby’s release from prison, many survivors and feminists are left questioning their faith in the justice system.
Top Ten Most Memorable Moments from the First Year of “On The Issues with Michele Goodwin”
Did you know that Ms’s podcast “On the Issues with Michele Goodwin” has been reporting, rebelling and telling it like it is for one whole year?
We’ve covered a lot of ground over the past year, from interviewing your lawmakers to delving into a summer of resistance against police brutality to getting the perspectives of feminists on the front lines of changing culture—finding silver linings all along the way. Here are our top ten moments from the year.