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Family Law Prof Blog
Johnson: “Menstrual Justice After Dobbs”
By Family Law
Margaret E. Johnson (University of Baltimore School of Law) has recently posted to SSRN her paper, Menstrual Justice After Dobbs. Here is the abstract:This Article identifies and analyzes the category…
Health Law
Legal Challenges to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Restrictions on Federal Medicaid Funding
Overview The President signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”), into law on July 4, 2025. In Section 71113, the Act restricts the flow of Federal…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Veterans Affairs Seeks to Ban Medical Coverage for Abortion Care
By Jamie Abrams
The Department of Veterans Affairs published a proposed rule seeking to retract existing medical benefits coverage for abortion care under 17.38 of the C.F.R. for veterans and their dependents. Beginning…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Colorado Court Cites Free Exercise Clause to Allow Crisis Pregnancy Center to Advertise for “Abortion Reversal”
By Jamie Abrams
A Colorado court, in Bella Health and Wellness et al. v. Weiser et al., has held that a state statute banning "abortion reversal" practices violates the plaintiff's religious exercise rights.…
Family Law Prof Blog
How views of the Supreme Court have changed since 2022 abortion ruling, according to AP-NORC polling
By Family Law
From AP News:Americans’ views of the Supreme Court have moderated somewhat since the court’s standing dropped sharply after its ruling overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, according to a new…
Drug & Device Law
Politics Over Patients (And Preemption)
We don’t venture into politics here at the DDL Blog, but sometimes we have to call them like we see them. A divided panel of the Fourth Circuit filed an…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Junk Science in Abortion Litigation
By Tracy Thomas
Kirby Tyrrell ,Addressing Junk Science in Abortion Litigation, 55 U. Mem. L. Rev. 61 (2024)Junk science has been a longstanding feature of antiabortion legislative and litigation strategy. But after the…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
If/When/How Publishes Research Brief on Pregnancy Exclusion Laws
By Jamie Abrams
If/When/How has published a research brief on "Pregnancy Exclusion Laws Deny Pregnant People End-of-Life Decision-Making." The brief concludes: Pregnant people’s decisions should always be respected — from their ability to have…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Commentary on Julie Suk’s Book “After Misogyny” and a Conceptual Way Forward
By Tracy Thomas
Paula A. Monopoli, Pushing Boundaries, 59 New England Law Review 25 (2025)This essay was originally published in Balkinization as part of an online symposium and it is reprinted with permission.…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Ohio Case Asking Who Can Dispense Abortion Drugs Likely Headed to State Supreme Court
By Tracy Thomas
Jo Ingles, Case Asking Who Can Dispense Abortion-Inducing Drugs Likely Headed to Ohio Supreme Court, Statehouse News BureauA Hamilton County Court judge has blocked state restrictions on nurse practitioners and…