David S. Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA, United States
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There’s a Clear Answer to the Texas Judge Who Thinks He Can Ban Abortion Pills Nationwide
One district judge’s ruling does not have to affect the entire country. → Read More
The FDA’s Step Forward on Medication Abortion Is Nowhere Near Good Enough
Incremental progress will not defeat conservatives’ all-out war on abortion pills. → Read More
What Biden Could Actually Do About Abortion (Besides Just Tell You to Vote)
There are at least six good ways for the president to address this crisis using executive powers alone. → Read More
The Supreme Court Isn't Done Carrying Water for Right-Wing Activists
The conservative court just finished issuing a string of devastating decisions made with little regard for precedent. It’s just getting started → Read More
Miranda Wrongs: The Supreme Court Just Obliterated One of Our Best Checks on Police Abuse
The high court Thursday made it more difficult for victims to sue if the police fail to read them their rights, relieving cops of consequences for violating the rights of the people they arrest → Read More
Supreme Court Maine School Ruling: Church and State Fused
Six conservative lawyers are doing what they can to transform the country into a Christian theocracy → Read More
The Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade Plan Would Condemn Women to Second-Class Citizenship
The court aims to bend the moral arc backward, telling pregnant people that they are not equal because the government can control what they do with their body → Read More
The Supreme Court's 'Shadow Docket' Is Even Shadier than It Sounds
The shadow docket runs afoul of everything that gives the court its legitimacy, but conservative justices are using it to undermine your rights → Read More
Red States Taking Advantage of SCOTUS Allowing Texas Abortion Law
Idaho last week became the first red state to take advantage of the Supreme Court green-lighting Texas’ controversial abortion ban. It looks like more are soon to follow → Read More
Stephen Breyer's Retirement Won't Save Us From Supreme Court Insanity
By stepping aside while Democrats are in power, Breyer averts a future disaster — but he can’t fix the current one → Read More
Why the Latest Supreme Court Ruling Is a Disaster for Abortion Rights
The Court may have allowed for challenges to Texas’ restrictive abortion law, but it also allow the law to stand → Read More
Today's Supreme Court Case Makes It Clear: Amy Coney Barrett Will Decide the Future of Abortion Rights in the United States
That, to put it mildly, is not good news for the future of abortion rights → Read More
The Rittenhouse Verdict and a Supreme Court Case Could Spell an 'Open Season' on Protesters
After the ruling, it’s clear that anyone who protests against racial injustice risks being killed without consequence → Read More
Supreme Court Fast Tracks Texas Abortion Bounty Law Showdown
But in the meantime, the most vulnerable women in Texas will continue to suffer, and all signs point to Roe v. Wade being targeted by the conservative majority next summer → Read More
A Tax Cheat, a Disbarred Attorney, and an Attempted Firebomber: Meet the Folks Trying to Collect on Texas' Abortion Bounty Law
Texas’ Republicans invited a circus when they made a woman’s right to choose literally anyone’s business. Now they’ve got one → Read More
Texas Abortion Ban: Will It Be Struck Down?
The Supreme Court inexcusably allowed the law to stand. But that doesn’t mean the legal fight is over → Read More
The Supreme Court Just Gave Anti-Abortion Zealots Everything They Need
Barring a big surprise, Roe is as threatened today as it ever has been → Read More
Supreme Court Ends Eviction Moratorium, Putting Millions at Risk
The six conservative justices on the Supreme Court decided they know better than the CDC by ending Biden’s eviction moratorium → Read More
Mississippi’s Request for SCOTUS to Overturn Roe v. Wade Might Be a Problem for the Three Trump Justices
Barrett, Kavanaugh, and Gorsuch will have to decide what they want their legacy to be. → Read More
'Roe V. Wade' Miss. Supreme Court Case to Overturn Abortion
Here’s what you need to know about the Mississippi brief that takes on ‘Roe v. Wade’ → Read More