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Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Can Religious Freedom Protect Right to Abortion?
Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor, a progressive synagogue in Palm Beach County not affiliated with a broader denomination filed a lawsuit last week challenging Florida legislation banning most abortions after 15 weeks,…
International Law Prof Blog
Turkmenistan Restricts Women’s Appearance and Personal Freedoms
The Republic of Turkmenistan has introduced restrictions on women’s appearance and beauty culture, as well as on personal freedoms related to travel and access to abortion. The new rules were…
Health Law Prof Blog
What Lord of the Rings Can Teach the Supreme Court About Abortion
Bradley J Lingo (Regent University), Michael Schietzelt (Regent University), What Lord of the Rings Can Teach the Supreme Court About Abortion, Regent U. L. Rev. Pro Tempore (2022):J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Trust Files Lawsuits to Activate ERA and Protect Right to Abortion
By Tracy Thomas
The Elizabeth Cady Stanton Trust Files Three Lawsuits to Establish the ERA and to Protect Roe v Wade from Being OverturnedThree lawsuits were filed today in New York, Michigan and…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
False Claims Continue Claiming Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony as Anti-Abortion Advocates
By Tracy Thomas
False claims continue to abound about pioneering 19th century feminists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony as to their views on abortion, including this week in the Wall Street…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Where to Find the Specifics of Each State’s Abortion Bans
By Tracy Thomas
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe and Casey in the forthcoming Dobbs decision, as an anticipated, the question is what the law of abortion will then be in each of…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
The Possibility of Executive Orders on Abortion Rights if Supreme Court Strikes Down Roe
By Tracy Thomas
Biden Says He's Looking at Executive Orders on Abortion Rights if Supreme Court Strikes Down Roe President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he was weighing executive actions he could take if the Supreme…
Sua Sponte | Appellate Practice Section
Who Leaked the US Supreme Court’s Draft Opinion?
By Jacques C. Condon, Nicholas C. Zales
On Monday, May 2, 2022, the political journalism group Politico published and reported on a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft-opinion.The draft opinion related to a pending case, addressing Roe v.…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Supremacy Clause May Preempt State Restrictions on Abortion Pills
By Tracy Thomas
FDA Abortion Pill Policy May Preempt State RestrictionsIn December of 2021, the FDA lifted some of its burdensome restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, including the requirement that healthcare providers must meet…
Religion Clause
New York Court Reaffirms Its Decision Upholding Required Coverage For Medically Necessary Abortions
In Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany v. Vullo, (NY App., June 2, 2022), a New York intermediate appellate court, in a case on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, reaffirmed its…