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In June 2022, the Supreme Court eliminated constitutional protection for abortion—forty-nine years after it had first announced that protection in Roe v. [read post]
After a dramatic shift in public opinion, the Supreme Court (by a narrow majority) made gay marriage a national reality. [read post]
There’s an old Latin maxim: silent leges inter arma. [read post]
The Supreme Court has opted for marriage equality, expanding the number of people whose sexual relationships are protected by law. [read post]
15 Jan 2018, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Thank you, Hollywood, for providing law professors with the perfect exam hypothetical about pay discrimination. [read post]
3 Dec 2018, 9:00 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
It’s hard to read a single day’s news without encountering a new threat to reproductive rights. [read post]
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court, dominated now by a bloc of six arch-conservatives, overruled Roe v. [read post]
19 Jun 2017, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
The Supreme Court has been asked repeatedly over four decades to answer some version of the same question: do fathers have the same right as mothers to pass on American citizenship to their children? [read post]
7 Nov 2019, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
It’s a tale as old as time: a woman in power obviously slept her way to the top. [read post]
11 Apr 2022, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
It can be hard to keep up with the cruel and mean-spirited culture wars being waged by GOP lawmakers around the country, from unconstitutional abortion bans to laws prohibiting the teaching of truth about racism to gender-policing of high school sports. [read post]
11 Oct 2021, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Let’s start with a stunning fact: a Texas law that unconstitutionally bans 85-90% of pre-viability abortions has now been in effect for six weeks. [read post]
As many in the United States struggle with unemployment, layoffs, furloughs, pay cuts, and other adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant women struggle just to be treated just like everyone else. [read post]
22 Sep 2021, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
On September 1, 2021, the law known as “SB 8” took effect in Texas. [read post]
9 Oct 2017, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Nine months into Trump’s all-out war on women, it came as little surprise when the president officially rolled back the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate by allowing employers with religious or moral objections to exempt themselves. [read post]
3 Jul 2017, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman and Dale Carpenter
Texas law requires children who attend public schools to begin their days with this trifecta: the Pledge of Allegiance, the Texas Pledge (“Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state, under God, one and indivisible”), and a minute of silence to “reflect, pray, meditate, or engage in any other silent activity that is not likely to interfere with or distract another student. [read post]
7 Sep 2020, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Rather than using his position of power to help people cope with the raging COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. [read post]
8 May 2023, 9:00 pm by Joanna L. Grossman and Natalie Nanasi
One need not scroll too far down any news or social media feed these days to find a conservative diatribe against no-fault divorce. [read post]
7 Oct 2019, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman and Grant Hayden
Today, the Supreme Court will hear argument in three cases that could have monumental impact on federal anti-discrimination law. [read post]
29 Jun 2020, 9:01 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
Reproductive rights advocates and activists breathed a collectively sigh of relief when the Supreme Court issued its opinion in June Medical Services, L.L.C. v. [read post]