Banning Book Bans in New Jersey
Soon, the year of 2024 is coming to a close. It’s been, to put it mildly, a horrific year for human rights, and our right to free speech is no exception. But where there has been repression, there has been…
Texas’ H.B. 991: An Unconscionable Attack on Abortion Rights and Free Speech
Texas’s new bill H.B. 991, known as the Women and Child Safety Act, has little to do with protecting women or children. Rather, under the guise of concern for people’s wellbeing, H.B. 911 attacks Texans’ most fundamental human rights to…
Woodhull Calls on SCOTUS to Protect Trans Youth’s Access to Gender-Affirming Healthcare
On December 4, 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case that is critical to safeguarding transgender youth’s access to lifesaving gender-affirming healthcare. The case challenges Tennessee Senate Bill 1, which bans gender-affirming care for…
Honoring Amber Nicole Thurman
Amber Nicole Thurman should be alive right now. But in 2022, due to Georgia’s extreme six-week abortion ban (which has since been struck down), Amber Nicole Thurman, a 28-year-old Black woman, mother, daughter, sister, friend, and human being, died. Amber…
Woodhull Condemns Florida Department of Education Ban on Critical Sex Education Topics
Woodhull is alarmed by the ongoing attacks against freedom of expression and children’s right to education in Florida. In recent years, Florida’s legislature has passed a series of laws restricting critical sex and gender education topics in school districts throughout…
Woodhull & Decrim NY Submit Comments to New York State’s AG Office Raising Privacy and Freedom of Expression Concerns in the Implementation of SAFE for Kids Act
Earlier this year New York state passed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act. The bill proposes to prohibit social media companies from providing children with access to addictive feeds without parental consent. Similar to other attempts at…