On Sunday, close to 300 people came together to protest the overturning of the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case. The protest, led by Kejuan Goldsmith and We the Change-makers, saw people of all ages, races, creeds and affiliations coming together to fight for human rights, according to We the Change-makers flyers. The Racine County […]
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No more Roe:Â What overturning abortion rights means for Wisconsin
In a historic decision, the United States Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a nearly 50-year-old case ruling protecting the right to abortion. With a 6-3 majority vote, conservative justices overturned the precedent set in 1973 that protected a patient’s privacy within the confines of their doctor’s office. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion […]
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Do you agree with Roe v. Wade being overturned? Take our poll.
The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion, as of Friday, June 24. How do you feel about this decision? Take the Racine County Eye’s U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade Survey Take the survey The Racine County Eye, which includes the Kenosha Lens, is your source […]
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Supreme Court Takes On Big Fight Over Drug Pricing
From the Wisconsin Examiner: By Marty SchladenOctober 5, 2020 A years-long fight over whether states have the authority to regulate important aspects of drug pricing will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday morning. At issue is whether prescription middlemen, known as “pharmacy benefit managers,” will have to bow to state authority over a […]
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Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Available in Racine County
**Updated 1 p.m. Same-sex couples can now apply for marriage licenses in Racine County. Thanks to a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, gay marriages in Wisconsin are now legal and binding and can continue. The Supreme Court of the United States has rejected appeals from five states, including Wisconsin, which clears the way for gay […]
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Gay Marriage Ban Overturned, No Weddings Until Supreme Court Ruling
Despite the Seventh Court of Appeals ruling Thursday that Wisconsin’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, same-sex couples here still can’t get married, but they are one step closer. The decision was unanimous, a story from WISN 12 News reads. The ban was overturned in June by U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb, because, she wrote, it […]
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Readers Divided About Hobby Lobby Birth Control Decision
Racine County Eye readers – not surprisingly – are split over whether or not they agree with the recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that privately held companies cannot be forced to cover forms of birth control that might violate leaders’ religious beliefs. We asked readers for their opinion on the […]
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Will the Hobby Lobby Decision Change Your Shopping?
When the U.S. Supreme Court Monday ruled that employers cannot be forced to cover forms of birth control that might violate leaders’ religious beliefs, social media lit up with conversations for both sides of the decision. In a nutshell, 50 companies – include Hobby Lobby which has a store location at 2406 S. Green Bay […]