Supreme Court
The Origins of the Term 'Affirmative Action'
The phrase was first used in early 20th-century employment laws
The Underground Abortion Network That Inspired 'Call Jane'
A new film offers a fictionalized look at the Janes, activists who provided illegal abortions in Chicago before Roe v. Wade
Are Andy Warhol's Silkscreens of Prince a Copyright Violation?
The Supreme Court hears a case that could redefine the limits of fair use and creative expression
How the Clean Air Act Came to Be
A new Supreme Court ruling curbs the EPA's ability to regulate carbon pollution under the 1970 legislation
Who Was Norma McCorvey, the Woman Behind Roe v. Wade?
Dubbed "Jane Roe," McCorvey sought an abortion after becoming pregnant in 1969 but was thwarted by Texas' restrictive reproductive laws
When Abortion Was Illegal, Chicago Women Turned to the Jane Collective
A new documentary spotlights the group that helped thousands seeking abortions in the 1960s and '70s
The Revolutionary 1965 Supreme Court Decision That Declared Sex a Private Affair
A Smithsonian curator of medicine and science looks back to the days when police could arrest couples for using contraception
In 1973, a Leak at the Supreme Court Broke News of an Imminent Ruling on Roe v. Wade
Nearly 50 years later, a similar disclosure revealed that the court is poised to overturn legalized abortion in the U.S.
New Artifacts Document the Soaring Popularity of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The Smithsonian bestows its Great Americans Award on the former associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Meet the Black Women Judges Who Paved the Way for Ketanji Brown Jackson
Jane Bolin, Constance Baker Motley and Julia Cooper Mack laid the groundwork for the Supreme Court nominee
