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Lest We Forget

“Today, for the fourth time, this Court declines to protect pregnant Texans from egregious violations of their constitutional rights. … This case is a disaster for the rule of law and a grave disservice to women in Texas, who have a right to control their own bodies. I will not stand by silently as a State continues to nullify this constitutional guarantee. … The Court may look the other way, but I cannot.”

—Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a dissenting opinion joined by fellow liberal Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan. Read the entire dissent here.

“Fifty-two senators refused to protect our right to vote. They are on the wrong side of history and we will not forget. … AAPIs have some of the highest rates of limited English proficiency. Voter restriction laws that limit absentee and early voting, and other barriers, are designed to discourage AAPIs from exercising their right to vote by making it harder to navigate the increased bureaucracy to cast their ballots.

“We are a powerful voting block and the nation’s fastest-growing population—laws that make it more difficult for people to vote strip away our rights and directly harm the families and communities we care for every day.”

—Executive director of...

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