May 11, 2025

How Love Wins This Week (May 11, 2025)

Hard Wins: Cases won, orders issued, legislation passed, etc.

• Judge bars Trump administration from shrinking agencies that fund libraries, settle labor disputes [AP]
• Judges Strike Down Alabama Congressional Map as Racially Discriminatory [Daily Docket]
• US appeals court rejects Trump bid to revoke thousands of migrants' status [Reuters]

Soft Wins: Cases filed, legislation introduced, etc.

• Wisconsin voters sued over gerrymandering of congressional district maps: Wisconsin Congressional Redistricting Challenge [Democracy Docket]
• House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care [AP]

Fighting the Good Fight: Protests, unofficial actions, and inspiration

• Justice Sonia Sotomayor says lawyers should stand up and fight amid turmoil in nation’s legal system [AP]
• Quakers march 300 miles to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown [The Guardian]
• Following retraction of National Endowment for the Arts funding for a new production, Jay Kuo is raising funds to help make up the shortfall for a groundbreaking Asian-American theater company. Read about East West Players and how you can help. [The Status Kuo]
• Inspiring article on community-driven clean energy systems: ‘A future on our terms’: how community energy is lighting up Latin America [The Guardian]
• Garrett Bucks delivers some good inspiration for creating the community you want: The Benevolent Order of Decent Neighbors Hanging Out Together And Building A Better World [The White Pages]

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