The five Supreme Court decisions affecting social justice issues in the Country this past term will have a profound effect on American lives for years to come. Foundation President Jerry Hartman recounts the five decisions that will most significantly erode core rights valued by so many Americans.

Our 2022 grantee, Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP), pursued legal action to safeguard the rights of asylum seekers and ensure they are able to work legally and obtain Social Security numbers. In this Blog, ASAP conducted an interview with Wendi, a single mother from Guatemala who played a central role in ASAP's grant-funded case.

Foundation President Jerry Hartman recounts his 1972 visit to Philadelphia, Mississippi, the site of the murders of three civil rights workers in June 1964, and his harrowing experience with local law enforcement that underlined the state's commitment to hiding its violent and racist history.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Geraldo Rivera’s Willowbrook exposé, former grantee Disability Rights New York examines the Willowbrook legacy and the work that still remains in overcoming substantial barriers for people living with disabilities.

The Foundation joins its voice to all of those who condemn the draft decision written by Justice Alito overruling Roe v. Wade and its implications for civil liberty in this Country.

In light of the recent argument at the Supreme Court in the Dobbs case, the Barbara McDowell Foundation caught up with 2021 grantee Gender Justice to discuss updates on their grant-funded case and the implications of the Supreme Court’s potential ruling on the Dobbs case.