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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
New Study of the Rhetoric of Abortion in Supreme Court Amicus Briefs
By Tracy Thomas
Congrats to my co-blogger, Prof. Jamie Abrams on the coverage of her research on abortion amicus briefs in the New York Times.NYT, In Abortion Cases, Legions of "Friends" Seek to…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Decision Alert: Supreme Court Unanimously Holds Abortion Medication Objectors Lack Standing
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Christopher Sakauye, Monika Harris, Puja R. Valera, A. Joseph Duffy IV, Dykema
On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court unanimously held in U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine and Danco Laboratories v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine that plaintiffs…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Decision Alerts: Key Rulings and Practical Takeaways From the Court's Mid-June Decisions
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Christopher Sakauye, Monika Harris, Puja R. Valera, A. Joseph Duffy IV, Dykema
Last week, the Supreme Court continued to issue significant rulings. These include unanimously holding that abortion medication objectors lack standing to challenge FDA decisions related to the use of the…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
New Book, Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America
By Tracy Thomas
Wash Post, Book Review, Understanding the Real Impact of Abortion Bans, One Woman at a Time, reviewing Shefali Luthra, Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe AmericaFor those brave…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Federal Court Enjoins Part of the EEOC Regulations on Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act Regarding Abortion
By Tracy Thomas
The cases are State of Louisiana v. EEOC, et al., No 2:24-cv-00629 (W.D. La. June 17, 2024), and U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops v. EEOC, et al., No. 2:24-cv-00691 (W.D. La. June 17,…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Final Regulations under Pregnant Workers Fairness Act are Released
By Tracy Thomas
Gillian Thomas, Final "Pregnant Workers Fairness Act" Regulations Were Released -- and its Great News for Women, Ms.On Monday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its final regulations implementing…
Criminal
New Prison Policy Initiative briefing explores impact of <em>Dobbs</em> on women under community supervision
I often say to students (and sometimes highlight here) that every big legal story has some kind of sentencing echoes. This new Prison Policy Initiative briefing makes that point with respect…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
It was the best of opinions; it was the worst of opinions…
Today, the EEOC's regulations interpreting the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act go into effect. Thanks to two very recent federal court opinions from two different federal courts, however, it remains an open issue…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New Prison Policy Initiative briefing explores impact of <em>Dobbs</em> on women under community supervision
I often say to students (and sometimes highlight here) that every big legal story has some kind of sentencing echoes. This new Prison Policy Initiative briefing makes that point with respect…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Unintended Consequences of Fetal Personhood Statutes in Tax, Trusts, and Estates
By Tracy Thomas
Bridget J. Crawford, Alexis Borders & Katherine Keating, Unintended Consequences of Fetal Personhood Statutes: Examples from Tax, Trusts, and Estates, Georgetown J. Gender & the Law (forthcoming) The laws of taxation,…