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22 May 2018, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
Over the last few years, I have puzzled over the refusal of some people to refer to trans men as men and trans women as women. [read post]
17 Sep 2013, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
In June, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Cline v. [read post]
4 May 2012, 7:56 am
By Sherry Colb In my Verdict column for this week, I discuss the necessary tension that pervades the relationship between our First Amendment freedom of speech and thought, on one hand, and the way in which we define and prove criminal conduct, on the other. [read post]
17 Nov 2021, 10:54 am by Eugene Volokh
Sherry Colb (Cornell) at Dorf on Law, discussing the "Court Should Start with a Presumption That Art Is Art, Not a Statement of Fact" (Bey-Cousin v. [read post]
9 Nov 2009, 12:30 pm
Posted by Sherry Colb In my column this week, located here, I discuss a case in which plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of a federal criminal law that prohibits the provision of compensation to bone marrow donors. [read post]
24 Jun 2014, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
Two weeks ago, I spent four full days in training to become a volunteer mediator with the Community Dispute Resolution Center (“CDRC”). [read post]
4 Feb 2014, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
In 2008, Mark Jensen of Wisconsin was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide in the killing of his wife, Julie Jensen. [read post]
28 Oct 2014, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
In September of this year, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that changed the meaning of sexual consent for undergraduate campuses whose students may receive financial assistance from the State of California. [read post]
20 Nov 2018, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
When we speak of “rights,” we tend to mean one of two things. [read post]
20 Jan 2015, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
Last month, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that will generally prohibit the tattooing and piercing of one’s companion animals, through an amendment to New York’s Agriculture & Markets Law. [read post]
10 Nov 2015, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
In my last column here, I discussed the paradoxical nature of violent activism in the pursuit of nonviolent ends. [read post]
20 Jan 2015, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
Last month, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that will generally prohibit the tattooing and piercing of one’s companion animals, through an amendment to New York’s Agriculture & Markets Law. [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
.In December of 2014, a study was published suggesting that mental health professionals experience different degrees of empathy for patients with a mental disorder, depending on whether the disorder is explained using biological (genetic and neurobiological) factors or psychosocial (experiential or life history) factors. [read post]
25 Apr 2017, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
Texas is currently considering a bill that would eliminate its wrongful birth cause of action. [read post]
23 Jul 2013, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
This past March, France’s National Ethics Committee made the determination that sexual surrogacy is an “unethical use of the human body for commercial purposes. [read post]
15 Mar 2016, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
On a podcast to which I listened recently, a caller asked the host a question about whether she had a moral duty to disclose her circumstances to a man with whom she was planning to have a one-time extramarital affair. [read post]
7 Nov 2017, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
The New York State legislature is currently considering a bill (including the Assembly and the Senate versions) that would legalize gestational surrogacy and make it enforceable if in compliance with statutory requirements. [read post]