February 2021

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Justice Amy Coney Barrett and What it Means to Have a Feminist Judiciary

By Shilpa Sadhasivam Watching the Supreme Court’s political bent swing from conservative-leaning to firmly conservative was a resounding blow to political leftists. The rapid replacement of revered feminist Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett created great anxiety regarding Roe v. Wade, Obergefell v. Hodges, and other civil rights issues. Even deeper, her confirmation

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CRIMINALIZING PREGNANCY: WYOMING SEEKS TO PROSECUTE NEW MOTHER FOR DRUG USE DURING PREGNANCY UNDER EXISTENT STATE LAW

By Hannah Hubbard Wyoming charged Leigh Stewart with child endangerment six days after she gave birth to her baby in Cheyenne. The State alleged that Ms. Stewart violated state law W.S. § 6-4-403(b)(iv), which provides that “[n]o person shall knowingly…[s]ell, give or otherwise furnish a child any drug prohibited by law without a physician’s prescription.”

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