Last week, WMC SheSource released a list of healthcare experts. The new healthcare bill is expected to take deep cuts to Medicaid, a move that would leave many without healthcare. To discuss how this would affect vulnerable groups, we FEATURE Jennifer D. Oliva. Jennifer is an Associate Professor at West Virginia University in the College of Law and School of Public Health. In the College of Law, she teaches evidence and public health law courses and directs the WVU Veterans Advocacy Clinic, which represents West Virginia veterans in litigation before administrative agencies and courts, on benefits, discharge upgrades, employment claims and other civil and criminal matters. Media includes: The Conversation, The Oxford Human Rights Hub, Appalachian Justice Initiative.

With the Supreme Court deciding to hear a case involving a Colorado bakery that refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple citing religious beliefs as a reason for turning down service, we FEATURE Rev. Irene Monroe. Rev. Monroe is an ordained minister, motivational speaker and she speaks for a sector of society that is frequently invisible. She writes a weekly column in the Boston home LGBTQ newspaper Baywindows. Monroe stated that her "columns are an interdisciplinary approach drawing on critical race theory, African American, queer and religious studies. As an religion columnist I try to inform the public of the role religion plays in discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people." Media includes: Syndicated Columnist, Huffington Post, The Advocate, New England Bay Windows, Boston In Newsweekly, The Witness.

With the news that a $3 million settlement was reached in the Philando Castile police killing case, we FEATURE Debbie Hines. Debbie is a Washington, DC based trial attorney, legal analyst, former Baltimore prosecutor and member of the Supreme Court bar. As a former felony prosecutor, she tried homicides, attempted murders, rapes, burglaries, robberies, narcotics and economic crimes. Presently, she maintains a boutique law practice focused on civil and criminal litigation. As a former felony prosecutor, she tried homicides, attempted murders, rapes, burglaries, robberies, narcotics and economic crimes. As a trial lawyer in private practice, Debbie advocates for the rights of her clients whether defending those accused of a crime or representing parties in civil cases seeking monetary damages. Media includes: Al Jazeera, BET, CBS, C-Span, CCTV, Fox 5 DC (“WTTG”), MSNBC, NPR, PBS, Sky News, Huffington Post.

The Supreme Court has decided to not look at a California gun law case that would challenge a California law that puts strict limits on carrying guns in public. To discuss this decision, we FEATURE Shannon Watts. Shannon is the founder of Moms Demand Action. The day after the Sandy Hook tragedy, Shannon started a Facebook group with the message that all Americans can and should do more to reduce gun violence. The online conversation turned into grassroots movement of American mothers fighting for public safety measures that respect the Second Amendment and protect people from gun violence. Moms Demand Action has established a chapter in every state of the country and is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country. Media includes: NPR, New York Times, MSNBC, CNN, Associated Press.