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21 Aug 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Should the custodial parent have the presumptive right to change his or her child’s surname after a divorce? [read post]
Kody Brown is the star (if that is the word) of Sister Wives, a television reality show. [read post]
28 Jan 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
As he prepared to step down from office, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta made a surprising announcement: that the longstanding restriction on women in combat would be lifted. [read post]
10 Jun 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Last week, New York’s Governor, Andrew Cuomo, proposed a bill to the state legislature entitled the Women’s Equality Act (WEA). [read post]
18 Feb 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
What legal consequences can or should result from a woman’s use of illegal drugs while pregnant? [read post]
7 Jan 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
In 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court made national news for its surprising 4-3 decision in Varnum v. [read post]
17 Feb 2014, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Daniel Boone was determined to bring his family “as soon as possible to live in Kentucky, which I esteemed a second paradise, at the risk of my life and fortune. [read post]
26 Nov 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
It has been quite a week for anonymous sperm donors—and their offspring. [read post]
19 Apr 2015, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman and Deborah L. Brake
.As we wrote in Part One of this series, the Supreme Court just ruled, by a vote of 6-3, that Peggy Young, a pregnant UPS driver who was denied a light-duty accommodation that was routinely made available to other employees with similar lifting restrictions, should have the opportunity to prove on remand that this denial was discriminatory. [read post]
27 May 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
When a child is born to a woman who is married to another woman, does the child have two legal parents at birth? [read post]
16 Sep 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman and Deborah L. Brake
With forty years under its belt, Title IX is rightfully lauded for having not just leveled, but transformed the playing field for women and girls. [read post]
All eyes were on the Supreme Court as it closed out its term with landmark decisions that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, gutted the Voting Rights Act, and narrowly preserved the ability of colleges and universities to use affirmative action in admissions. [read post]
21 Oct 2013, 8:27 am by Joanna L. Grossman
As of today, gay and lesbian couples can get legally married in New Jersey. [read post]
28 Oct 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
This week marks the 35th anniversary of the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) of 1978. [read post]