California Governor Vetoes Bill to Ban Caste Discrimination
Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This year, California was poised to become the first state in the nation to ban discrimination based on caste, the hereditary social hierarchy that originated in South Asia but persists around the world. But on…
Trump Defrauded Lenders and Must Dissolve Businesses, Judge Rules
AP/Artie Walker Jr. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump committed massive fraud in the state of New York and must shutter his businesses there, a judge ruled Tuesday afternoon. The ruling—if it stands, a massive blow to the former president’s business empire, essentially…
Brazil’s Top Court Rejects Attempt to Thwart Indigenous Land Claims
Women embrace as they celebrate Brazil’s supreme court ruling to enshrine Indigenous land rights.Gustavo Moreno/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Brazil’s supreme court has blocked efforts to dramatically strip back Indigenous land rights in what activists called a historic victory for the South American country’s original inhabitants. Nine…
What to Know About the Latest Court Ruling on the Abortion Pill
Olga Fedorova /SOPA Images/Sipa USA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Earlier this spring, the Supreme Court hit pause on a controversial ruling in a massive anti-abortion lawsuit with the potential to eliminate nationwide access to the most common method of abortion. The case, brought…
How Dating Apps Became a Paradise for Predators
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Matthew Herrick’s dating profiles depicted a muscular man with olive-green eyes and red-hot bedroom interests. The aspiring actor liked orgies and bondage. He was HIV-positive but preferred unprotected sex. He had a “rape fantasy,” and if he seemed resistant…
A Judge Just Blocked the Texas Law Allowing Vigilante Anti-Abortion Enforcement
Protesters march in Austin after the Supreme Court ended the right to an abortion.Bob Daemmrich/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Late on Friday, a judge in Texas issued an pre-trial injunction limiting the reach of the state’s recent anti-abortion measures. While Texas law technically…