I had the most remarkable teaching experience this semester, one that bears no relationship to the way higher education is presented in the media. I taught a class called Life, Death, Love, and the Law. It was mostly about abortion and euthanasia.

Law nerds: the draft #Dobbs opinion reads so much like Bowers. Glucksburg is back (after Kennedy rejected it in Lawrence) and “history and tradition” are revived to do their nasty work once more. Kicking the legs out from under #Roe this way leaves nothing for SDP to rest on.

1/4 Alito's opinion is straight from Scalia's playbook; it is living constitutionalism in its constitutional pluralist flavor from top to bottom. The Glucksberg approach assumes substantive due process but attempts to cabin it on the basis of historical practice.

A landmark study tracks the lasting effect of having an abortion — or being denied one npr.org/sections/healt…

Banning abortion will not dramatically increase the “domestic supply of infants” for adoption. It also won't have a big effect on birth rates. How do I know this? Because I led the Turnaway Study. turnawaystudy.com

Our clients were forced to wear skirts to school to promote "chivalry." They just wanted the chance to learn, move, and play as freely as their male classmates. Thankfully the 4th Circuit majority recognized gender stereotypes have no place in public schools, including charters.

Majority: "Mr. Kennedy prayed during a period when school employees were free to speak with a friend, call for a reservation at a restaurant, check email, or attend to other personal matters. He offered his prayers quietly while his students were otherwise occupied." Dissent:

I've been asked what specific local & state elections matter a lot in the wake of Dobbs, & what concretely they'd affect. With the caveats that the next steps need to involve mobilization, solidarity, & protests that aren't electorally focused, here are some thoughts. ↓

Cahn, Carbone and Levit… Is it Legal to Travel for Abortion After Dobbs? news.bloomberglaw.com/in-house-couns…

It used to be that the "life of the mother" exception was accepted not only by the GOP but by leaders of the right-to-life movement. That's changing--this is just one sign. So what's happening? History helps with this. Thread

In Dobbs and in Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court has effectively declared, "We are using legal reasoning to decide this case that we will not use in future cases." Even if you believed them, how can anyone think this is legitimate?

Excited to report that my bill to end child marriage passed unanimously today in the FY23 Massachusetts Budget. The law will protect children from abuse and allow any minor (under 18) who is married to initiate divorce proceedings. MA is now the 7th state to end child marriage.

House passes The Respect for Marriage Act by a vote of 267-157, including 47 Rs voting yes. congress.gov/bill/117th-con…

The Respect for Marriage Act is a big deal, because changing the federal definition of marriage is essential if the Court overturns Obergefell. BUT, it won't solve the larger problem of marriage equality rights. 🧵

#SCOTUS could shake the foundations of Indian law this term in Brackeen, a constitutional challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act. Honored to file a brief on behalf of Organization of American Historians and @AHAHistorians. This is the first time either organization has filed in an Indian law case. 1/

Like clockwork.

Season 6 Trailer is out now, new episodes begin dropping a week from today. megaphone.link/SLT1971810951