The Sexes and the Law

Where do future disabilities fit within the law?  Disability civil rights laws expressly extend rights to individuals with present or past...

For the over half-million people currently homeless in the United States, the U.S. Constitution has historically provided little help: it is strongly...

The Supreme Court’s evisceration of the federal constitutional right to abortion has raised the specter of criminal and civil liability for abortion...

In the last five years, 27 states have passed bans prohibiting transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming care. These treatments include...

During times of crisis, governments often consider policies that may promote safety, but that would require overstepping constitutionally protected...

Suddenly, the term “civil war” is everywhere, from state and federal immigration battles to abortion access to environmental regulation to election...

Content moderation is typically viewed as an affront to free expression. When companies remove online abuse, they face accusations of censorship. Lost...

Privacy is a key issue in AI regulation, especially in a sensitive area such as healthcare. The United States (US) has taken a sectoral approach to...

Reviewing, (For the Balkinization Symposium on) Solangel Maldonado, The Architecture of Desire: How the Law Shapes Interracial Intimacy and...

In an era of supposed great equality, women are still falling behind in the workplace. Even with more women in the workforce than in decades past...

In recent years, several popularly elected leaders have moved to consolidate their power by eroding checks and balances. Courts are commonly the...

This book responds to a sea change in federal civil rights law. Its focus is on the recent decisions on affirmative action, almost entirely rejecting...

On Thursday afternoon, in an important lawsuit seeking to clarify which religious objectors will be taken seriously when they seek legal exemptions, a...

In February 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court issued an unprecedented decision, finding that frozen embryos should be treated as children under Alabama...

The recently enacted Respect for Marriage Act is important bipartisan legislation that will protect same-sex marriage if the Supreme Court overrules...

The role of implicit racial biases in police interactions with people of color has garnered increased public attention and scholarly examination over...