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Employment Law Spotlight
At the Crossroads of Politics, Religion and Social Justice, Employers Face Difficult Choices
By Marc Antonetti, Ashlee Grant, Allison Thomas
A closely divided Supreme Court, a reversal of long-standing precedent, headline-grabbing litigation and an increased assertion of religious liberty rights by employees have thrust employers into an unprecedented and extraordinarily…
Religion Clause
Florida Judge Says 15-Week Abortion Ban Violates State Constitution
Palm Beach Post and Florida ACLU report that yesterday, a Florida state circuit court judge ruled from the bench that Florida's ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy violates the…
Religion Clause
Suit Seeks To Block Ohio’s Heartbeat Abortion Law
An original action seeking a writ of mandamus was filed in the Ohio Supreme Court this week by several abortion providers seeking to block enforcement of Ohio's 6-week Heartbeat abortion…
ERISA Litigation Advisor
Novel ERISA Preemption Questions Presented by U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs Decision
By René E. Thorne, Michael E. Holzapfel, Darran E. St. Ange
The U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, No. 19-1392 (June 24, 2022), overruling Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, has far-reaching consequences across…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
What Else is “Egregiously Wrong”?
By Martha F. Davis, University Distinguished Professor, Northeastern University School of Law, co-director, Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (June 28, 2022)This blog was originally published at by…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration in the Supreme Court, 2021 Term
Photo from the U.S. Supreme Court website Few will soon forget the 2021 Term in U.S. Supreme Court history. For weeks, news was dominated by a leaked draft opinion in a…
Health Law Prof Blog
The Death of Roe and the Future of Ex Vivo Embryos
Henry T. Greely (Stanford University), The Death of Roe and the Future of Ex Vivo Embryos, 9 J. L. & Biosciences (2022):This article examines the possible effects of the end…
Health Law Prof Blog
Abortion, Pregnancy Loss, & Subjective Fetal Personhood
Greer Donley (University of Pittsburgh), Jill Wieber Lens (University of Arkansas), Abortion, Pregnancy Loss, & Subjective Fetal Personhood, 75 Vanderbilt L. Rev. (Forthcoming):Longstanding dogma dictates that recognizing pregnancy loss threatens…
Commercial Litigation Update
The Impact of <em>Dobbs</em>: Enforcement Risks to Expect and Monitor
By Sarah M. Hall, Elena M. Quattrone
Now that the Supreme Court of the United States has declared that authority to regulate abortion rests with the states, organizations operating across state lines face new and some unprecedented…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Justice Thomas Reveals the Agenda
By Margaret Drew (June 26, 2022) "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."Maya Angelou This blog was originally published at by the Human Rights at…