Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
Data broker SafeGraph stops selling abortion-provider information
People protest after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landm [...]
Supreme Court ruling undoing Roe abortion case would spark state bans
Up to 26 states, or about half of the United States, are expected to quickly ban or more severely limit abortions if the Supreme Court reverses its 49 [...]
Biden defends abortion rights after Supreme Court draft on Roe v. Wade
President Joe Biden on Tuesday reacted to a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would reverse the Roe v. Wade decision by calling on elected [...]
Disney, Walmart, big companies silent on high court’s abortion draft
Demonstrators hold up signs during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court, after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alit [...]
Money decisions by women will shape the future for the U.S.
The rising economic power of women in this country is one of the most significant financial shifts of recent decades. The bottom line: Women are gener [...]
Leaked draft Supreme Court abortion decision would overturn Roe v. Wade
Supreme Court Police officers set up security barricades outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC.Drew Angerer | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court [...]
Major retailers boost Black female entrepreneurship as employment gap lingers
Ulta Beauty has doubled the number of Black-owned brands that it carries.Ulta BeautyMajor beauty retailers are boosting small, minority-owned business [...]
Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt and other hotels crack down on human trafficking
Human trafficking generates about $150 billion a year globally in illegal profits, according to the International Labour Organization, and poses a com [...]
Businesses oppose Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ ban on talk of LGBTQ issues in schools
Revelers celebrate on 7th Avenue during the Tampa Pride Parade in the Ybor City neighborhood on March 26, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Pride was [...]
Judge orders Walmart to rehire worker with Down syndrome
Exterior view of a Walmart store on August 23, 2020 in North Bergen, New Jersey. Walmart saw its profits jump in latest quarter as e-commerce sales su [...]
Why pro sports have never had a Black commissioner
Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren looks on during the Big Ten Championship Trophy ceremony Game after the Michigan Wolverines defeated the Iowa Hawkey [...]
Supreme Court will let lawsuit challenging Texas abortion law continue
Pro-choice demonstrators protest outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on November 1, 2021.Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images [...]
U.S. diplomats will boycott Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights abuses
A Chinese flag flutters near the Olympic rings on the Olympic Tower in Beijing, China November 11, 2021.Carlos Garcia Rawlins | ReutersThe U.S. on [...]
F1 shouldn’t get involved in politics, FIA boss says before Saudi Grand Prix
It isn't the role of motorsport to "get involved with political issues," the leader of the top international auto racing organization said as Formu [...]
Supreme Court conservatives look poised to gut Roe v. Wade abortion rights
Pro-abortion rights activists protest outside the Supreme Court building, ahead of arguments in the Mississippi abortion rights case Dobbs v. Jacks [...]