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Tag: SCOTUS
One Year Later, Women of Color Still Pushing Back Against Kavanaugh
By Guest Contributor: Sung Yeon Choimorrow (Executive Director, NAPAWF) One year after the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme…
Korematsu, Travel Bans, and Resisting History’s “Gravely Wrong” Injustices as They Happen
On February 19, 1942, the White House issued Executive Order 9066 which led to the forcible detention, removal, and incarceration…
Why NIFLA v. Becerra is a Watershed Moment for Women of Color
By Guest Contributor: Sung Yeon Choimorrow, Executive Director, NAPAWF, Author at HMHB This week, as the Supreme Court begins hearing NIFLA…
Families of Plaintiffs in Iconic SCOTUS Japanese American Incarceration Cases File Joint Brief Against Trump Muslim Ban
In an historic move, the families of Gordon Hirabayashi, Minoru Yasui, and Fred Korematsu — the three men behind three…
Slants Win Supreme Court Case Against US Patent and Trademark Office
In a ruling handed down this morning, the US Supreme Court unanimously sided with Asian American rock band “The Slants”…
BREAKING: Asian American Students File to Join Harvard Lawsuit and Defend Affirmative Action
Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (AAAJ-LA) held a press conference moments ago to announce that lawyers with the group will represent two…
Abigail Fisher Isn’t an Asian American
By Guest Contributor: David Shih (@professorshih) Originally posted on David Shih Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito begins his dissenting opinion…
Supreme Court Votes to Protect Abortion Access: Why It Matters for AAPI Women
Today, the Supreme Court handed down another major decision. After they voted last week to protect affirmative action (yay!), but then…
Supreme Court Reaffirms Race-Conscious Affirmative Action in College Admissions
The Supreme Court handed down their long-anticipated decision on Fisher v University of Texas II yesterday, eight years after Abigail Fisher (who…
Obama Poised To Nominate First Asian American Supreme Court Justice?
Last Saturday, the nation was shocked by the sudden death of Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, 79, of natural causes.…
43 Years after Roe v. Wade, Reproductive Rights Still Matter to AAPIs | #Roe43
43 years ago today, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision that would serve as an important foundation principle…