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26 Jun 2015, 5:16 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
The first marriages by same-sex couples were celebrated in the United States in May 2004, as a result of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s ruling in Goodridge v. [read post]
28 Sep 2015, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
This was more or less the message from a New Jersey appellate court, which rejected most of the discrimination claims brought by a group of female casino waitresses who were suspended, fired, or otherwise subjected to a policy restricting weight gain. [read post]
31 May 2007, 12:49 pm
Here Joanna Grossman begins an analysis of the Loving case, decided in June, forty years ago.Here are some earlier posts on the case, in which the Supreme Court held Virginia's bad on inter-racial marriage to be unconstitutional, reversing the Virginia Supreme Court's opinion written by Justice Carrico.Thursday, May 29, 2003History of mixed-race marriage in the U.S.This review of Race Mixing: Black-White Marriage in Postwar America by Renee Romano and Interracial… [read post]
20 Jun 2016, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
She makes it seem effortless, and we will all reap the benefits.Follow @JoannaGrossman Joanna L. [read post]
17 Mar 2014, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
My son Ben, an eleven-year-old who is devoted in equal parts to soccer and his long and shaggy hair, can rest easy tonight. [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]
14 Nov 2013, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Hawaii is where it all started: the modern battle over same-sex marriage, that is. [read post]
Last week, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld an 1864 law that bans abortions and criminally punishes doctors who provide them. [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]
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]
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]
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]
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]