“Justice infrastructure often fails to uphold the rights of women and girls, who face challenges such as discriminatory laws, inaccessible
justice mechanisms, weak implementation and restrictive and patriarchal norms.”
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‘Only 1% of UK Judges Are Black’: Meet the Leader of UK Association of Black Judges Fighting to Change That After four decades in law, Cordella Bart-Stewart has seen progress, but also persistent inequality. The veteran lawyer, co-founder of the UK Association… The post ‘Only 1% of UK Judges Are Black’: Meet the Leader of UK Association of Black Judges Fighting to Change That appeared first on Shine My Crown.

‘Only 1% of UK Judges Are Black’: Meet the Leader of UK Association of Black Judges Fighting to Change That: After four decades in law, Cordella Bart-Stewart has seen progress, but also persistent inequality. The veteran… #BlackJudges #JudicialDiversity #EqualityInLaw #Injustice #LegalProfession

Committee advances bill to remove outdated racial term from Michigan insurance code The House Insurance Committee voted 10-0 to report House Bill 4666, sponsored by Rep. Carter, to replace the term "colored" in the Michigan insurance code with neutral language; sponsors and the chair described the change as a nonfiscal modernization.

The Michigan House Insurance Committee just voted unanimously to remove the outdated term "colored" from its insurance code, paving the way for a more inclusive future!

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Sept 9, 1957: Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act—first since Reconstruction. 📜 Not perfect, but a political step forward.
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Minnesota Senate votes to update cohabitation contract terms to gender-neutral language Minnesota legislators amend statutes to replace gender-specific terms in cohabitation agreements.

Minnesota lawmakers are poised to redefine equality in legal contracts by introducing a bill to replace outdated gender-specific terms with inclusive language.

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