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Dave Barry’s 2022 Year in Review

It’s time to don surgical gloves, reach deep down inside the big bag of stupid that was the past 12 months, and see what we pull out.

By Dave Barry

THE UNWRITTEN RIGHTS ISSUE

Many Rights Are Nowhere in the Constitution. What Would Life Look Like Without Them?

The Unwritten Rights Issue shows the impact of the Supreme Court’s substantive due process decisions — and their possible future since Roe was overturned.

By Washington Post Staff

Why Are Americans Fleeing Public Schools?

Parents share why they send their children to private or religious schools, a right protected by Pierce v. Society of Sisters.

By John D. Harden and Steven Johnson

After the Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling, What Could Happen to Other Unwritten Rights?

By Kenji Yoshino

The Students Quietly Distributing Emergency Birth Control on Campus

By Mattie Kahn

After Abortion Protections Fell, Their Lives Were Upended

By Tiffany Stanley

The Deep Rewards — and Tangled Legal History — of Living With Extended Family

One family’s story of creating a multigenerational home, a right protected by Moore v. City of East Cleveland.

By Ken Budd

A Son’s Decision to Help His Father Die

By John Rosengren

What Happens if the Right to Same-Sex Intimacy Disappears?

By Amanda Long

How I Left the Closet, Met My Husband — and Found My Life

By James Fisher

The Magic of Bilingual Education

Seven educators and one former student on how learning another language can change lives.

By Margaret Boyle, Leslie Villegas, Erika Bryant, Tu Dinh, Nitana Hicks Greendeer, Noriko Otsuka, Cynthia Rinehart and Lili Kennington

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Dave Barry’s 2022 Year in Review

Many Rights Are Nowhere in the Constitution. What Would Life Look Like Without Them?

Why Are Americans Fleeing Public Schools?

After the Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling, What Could Happen to Other Unwritten Rights?

The Students Quietly Distributing Emergency Birth Control on Campus

After Abortion Protections Fell, Their Lives Were Upended

The Deep Rewards — and Tangled Legal History — of Living With Extended Family

A Son’s Decision to Help His Father Die

What Happens if the Right to Same-Sex Intimacy Disappears?

How I Left the Closet, Met My Husband — and Found My Life

The Magic of Bilingual Education

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