Bonauto Presented with Muskie Award

Mary Bonauto ’87, who has worked tirelessly to eradicate discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender, including arguing successfully for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges, has been honored with the Muskie Access to Justice Award by the Muskie Fund for Legal Services, a nonprofit fund that supports the direct provision of legal services to low-income and needy elderly Maine residents.

Asa Hutchinson, G.O.P. Governor of Arkansas, Vetoes Anti-Transgender Bill

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s veto of a bill that would prohibit gender reassignment surgery and treatment is “an important rebuke of this sweeping range of legislation targeting trans youth across the country,” Chase Strangio ’10, deputy director for transgender justice at the ACLU, tells The New York Times. “I hope Alabama’s watching. I hope Tennessee’s watching.”

Understanding the Supreme Court EPA Greenhouse Gas Ruling

Watch: In a live interview with NBC Boston, Professor Alexandra Meise explains some of the broader implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling curbing the federal government’s ability to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.