Brief #171 – Environment Policy Brief
by : Allie Amato
While most industries are highly regulated, the fashion industry goes almost entirely unregulated.
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Supreme Court Abortion Decision Sparks New Privacy Concerns
Brief #140 – Health & Gender
By Alexandra Ellis
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court released the published opinion of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.19-1392, 597 U.S. ___. In a 6-3 majority opinion, a group of unelected officials stripped people bare of the right to choose whether they will carry a pregnancy to term and left this determination up to the states.
Shinn v. Martinez Ramirez (2022): Being Innocent of a Crime is Not Enough
Brief #36 – Social Justice
By Alexandra Ellis
n May 25, 2022, the United States Supreme Court released the published opinion of Shinn v. Martinez. The 6-3 opinion has ramifications not only for the defendants in the case, David Martinez Ramirez and Barry Jones, but for post-conviction relief for wrongfully convicted individuals everywhere. The essence of the opinion is that being innocent of a crime is not enough.
Who’s in Charge When it Comes to Making COVID 19 Regulations?
Brief #151 – Health and Gender Policy
By Alexandra Ellis
On April 19, 2022, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, overturned the mask mandate for interstate travel. The CDC’s interstate mask mandate for plane, trains, and buses, was first issued in May 2021, and was extended to May 2022. Before the mask mandate was set to expire this May, a U.S. District Court declared it unconstitutional. The Biden administration has been relatively quiet on COVID concerns since March of 2022, when the Center for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) released the community guidance standards.
Trans Rights Are Human Rights, But State Legislatures Say Otherwise
Brief #37 – Social Justice
By Alexandra Ellis
2022 is the year of unprecedented anti-trans-legislation. The question becomes, why? It seems every day conservative media is reporting a new anti-trans bill being introduced in State legislatures. No one is saved from this debate: including parents of LQBTQIA+ youth and multinational corporations like Disney.
COVID 19: The Great Unmasking
Brief #149 – Health and Gender
By Alexandra Ellis
Since March 10, 2022, nearly all Americans can go without their masks indoors per new Center Disease Control guidance. Nearly for the entirety of the pandemic, different guidance has been given about masks – which has led to a lot of confusion and misinformation.
Figure Skating Drama: Adults’ Ambitions Can Kill Kids’ Health
Brief #147 – Health Policy
By Yelena Korshunov
Sport is beautiful, isn’t it? Many of us enjoy watching the Olympic games on TV. Mastery of fascinating figure skating and graceful rhythmic gymnastics enchant us. But what happens behind the curtain? What price do these gracious young teenagers in a big sport pay to meet adults’ ambitions? After Kamila Valieva, Russian teen figure skater, was cleared to participate in the Games despite testing positive for a banned drug, she finished fourth in the women’s individual figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics.
The 2022 Wage-Gap Spiral: State and Federal action to Cap Nurses’ Pay
Brief #135 – Economic Policy
By Alexandra Ellis
As the pandemic comes to its third year, state legislatures across the US are looking to cap nurses’ pay. States are calling for local and federal regulation of nursing agencies who employ nursing home nurses and travel nurses. Proponents of capping agency nurses. pay suggest there has been a significant increase of hourly wage for agency nurses.
How Non – Profit Groups Are Still Helping To Protect The Vote So Close To Election Day
Brief #141—Civil Rights
By Rod Maggay
With the 2020 United States election only days away a number of states have already started the process of voting.
Will Democrats Retain Control of the House? 4 House Races to Watch for 2020
Brief #3—Congressional Campaign
By Iryna Shkurhan
2020 Congressional Campaign Updates is a new feature of U.S. RESIST NEWS. Written by reporter William Bourque, the updates will help our leaders follow key races in the House and Senate that are key to the ability of democrats to gain control of both houses of Congress.