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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Federal Government Curtails Prosecutions for Blocking Access to Reproductive Rights Centers
By Tracy Thomas
DOJ Curtails Prosecutions For Blocking Access to Reproductive Rights CentersPresident Donald Trump’s new Justice Department leadership issued an order Friday to curtail prosecutions against people accused of blocking access to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Prez Trum pardons 23 ant-abortion protesters convicted under the FACE Act
Another day, another set of notable pardond from Prez Donald Trump. As reported in this Hill piece, "President Trump issued pardons Thursday for nearly two dozen anti-abortion activists who had…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Threats to D.C. Abortion Access
By Jamie Abrams
Mother Jones reported this week that the Republican Congress and Trump Administration put D.C. abortion access at risk. The article emphasized the historical context: In Federalist No. 43, Madison wrote that it…
PrawfsBlawg
Judges, Judging and Judgment: An Origin Story
Main Wednesday, January 15, 2025Judges, Judging and Judgment: An Origin StoryThe following is the first of several posts from Chad Oldfather (Marquette) on his new book, Judges, Judging and Judgment…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Reproductive Justice, Feminist Resistance, and the Uses of History in Constitutional Interpretation
By Tracy Thomas
Serena Mayeri, Reproductive Injustice, Feminist Resistance, and the Uses of History in Constitutional Interpretation, William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, ForthcomingThis contribution to a symposium in honor of Jack…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Appellate Courts Heard Arguments in Three Benefits Cases in December
By Anne Hall
Benefits attorneys should be mindful of three appellate arguments that were scheduled for December 2024. U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Tennessee Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Case In United…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Publication of Gender & Law 2024-2025 Volume
By Jamie Abrams
Thomson Reuters has published its 2024-2025 volume of Gender & the Law. The volume was edited by Aníbal Rosario Lebrón, Daniela Kraiem, and Jamie R. Abrams. The Editorial Board that…
Family Law Prof Blog
Abortion bans seem to be driving young people to move out of state
By Family Law
From 19th News:Tens of thousands of young people — single people, in particular — have left states with near-total abortion bans. A new paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research,…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Hedging: University Responses to the Overturn of Roe in Abortion-Ban States
By Jamie Abrams
Clare Daniel and Kimala Price have published "Hedging: University Responses to the Overturn of Roe in Abortion-Ban States" in volume 63 of American Studies (2024). The abstract is excerpted here: Colleges…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Jennifer Hendricks on “Next Time Around: Abortion and Sex Equality”
By Jamie Abrams
Jennifer Hendricks has published Next Time Around: Abortion and Sex Equality in volume 63 of the American Studies journal. The introduction is excerpted below: Can the American legal system embrace and…