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Rena Logan, a member of a Cherokee Freedmen family, shows her identification card as a member of the Cherokee tribe at her home in Muskogee, Okla., in this photo from October 2011. She is among the some 8,500 people whose ancestors were enslaved by the Cherokee Nation in the 1800s. CREDIT: David Crenshaw/AP

Cherokee Nation Strikes Down Language That Limits Citizenship Rights ‘By Blood’

The Cherokee Nation’s Supreme Court ruled this week to remove the words “by blood” from its constitution and other legal doctrines. The words, added to the constitution in 2007, have been used to exclude Black people whose ancestors were enslaved by the tribe from obtaining full Cherokee Nation citizenship rights. Continue Reading Cherokee Nation Strikes Down Language That Limits Citizenship Rights ‘By Blood’

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The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving an officer who pursued a misdemeanor suspect into his home without a warrant. CREDIT: Jose Luis Magana/AP

The Supreme Court Wrestles With ‘Police Chase’ That Wasn’t

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a major case testing whether police can enter a home without a warrant when pursuing someone for a minor crime. The case arises at a time when there are increased questions about police tactics in handling minor crimes that can escalate into major confrontations with Black and brown suspects. Continue Reading The Supreme Court Wrestles With ‘Police Chase’ That Wasn’t

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Xavier Becerra, President Biden's nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, contended with critics of abortion rights on the first day of his confirmation hearings Tuesday. Sarah Silbiger/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

‘It’s a Minefield’: President Biden’s Pick For Health Secretary Faces Abortion Politics

Physicians, clinics and women’s health advocates are looking to Xavier Becerra, Biden’s nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, to help swiftly unwind Trump-era funding cuts and rules that have decimated the nation’s network of reproductive health providers over the past four years. Continue Reading ‘It’s a Minefield’: President Biden’s Pick For Health Secretary Faces Abortion Politics

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High-End Medical Provider In Washington Let Ineligible People Skip COVID-19 Vaccine Line

The problems have occurred in numerous company locations across several states. The Washington State Department of Health, citing a complaint it received this month, told NPR it had halted COVID-19 vaccine distribution to the company. Other regulators have also received complaints or stopped providing the vaccine. Continue Reading High-End Medical Provider In Washington Let Ineligible People Skip COVID-19 Vaccine Line

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Kurtis Smith gives the Moderna coronavirus vaccine to a resident at Red Hook Neighborhood Senior Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Monday. CREDIT: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Why The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Has Gotten A Bad Rap — And Why That’s Not Fair

In clinical trials, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine appears to be 66% effective at preventing moderate to severe cases of COVID-19 — compared to about 95% for Moderna and Pfizer. That has some people wondering if they should avoid the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Absolutely not, says Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. Continue Reading Why The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Has Gotten A Bad Rap — And Why That’s Not Fair

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