On Our Radar: Feminist News Round-Up

Here’s what we are reading today:

• In her new biography Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice, Joan Biskupic illustrates the ways in which Sotomayor has shaken up the Supreme Court’s strict cultural and political climate.  [NPR]

• Despite failing twice in lower courts, Notre Dame University turns to the Supreme Court in their continued fight to deny students access to birth control coverage. [MSNBC]

• The majority of reported on-the-job sexual harassment claims come from the restaurant industry, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. [Feminisiting]

• Sinead O’Conner plans to write her memoir—publication is scheduled for March 2016. [New York Times]

• Elizabeth Simins will be charging men “who have better things to do than educate themselves about feminism” for answers on her Tumblr, The Womansplainer. [Jezebel] 

• Reports of sexual abuse at an immigrant family detention center in Texas shed light on the dangers facing women in these controversial facilities. [NBC]

• Devendra Banhart, Lena Dunham, Natasha Lyonne, and a bunch of other celebrities join forces to bring you this music video aimed at urging young people to vote. [Rolling Stone]

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