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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]
2 Sep 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
  It arose out of an IRS ruling, which held that a decedent’s estate was subject to more than $350,000 in federal estate taxes because, although transfers to a spouse at death are usually tax-free, the federal government could not recognize the decedent’s lesbian marriage. [read post]
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]
5 Aug 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Surrogacy, an arrangement in which a woman carries a child for others who intend to raise it, is no longer novel. [read post]
22 Jul 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
At the ripe old age of three-and-a-half, Baby Veronica will now make her third transition to a new home. [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]
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]
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]
29 Apr 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
  In a recent ruling, Estate of Burnett, the Michigan Court of Appeals said, none at all. [read post]
15 Apr 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
How does a person acquire the status of legal parent, with the substantial rights and obligations that come with the title? [read post]
1 Apr 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
A few weeks ago, the Arkansas legislature enacted a law prohibiting all abortions after twelve weeks of pregnancy, a shocking thumb through the teeth to the U.S. [read post]
17 Mar 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman and Leon Friedman
March 18, 2013, marks the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Gideon v. [read post]
13 Mar 2013, 4:09 am by Heidi Henson
“When the EEOC enters into a consent decree, it will remain involved to assure that an employer does not punish those who complained about discrimination,” said Elizabeth Grossman, EEOC regional attorney. [read post]
4 Mar 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Grossman, a Justia columnist, is the Sidney and Walter Siben Distinguished Professor of Family law at Hofstra University. [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]
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]