Author Archives: Ann Bartow

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“Millennial Law Prof”

Awesome Feminist Law Prof Tracy McGaugh has started her own blog! Read the introductory post here.

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“Court strikes down Texas ban on sex toys”

From here: A federal appeals court has struck down a seldom-enforced Texas law making it a crime to promote or sell sex toys. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ruling in a case originally filed in federal court in … Continue reading

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“For now the fun is over.”

From The American Lawyer: Who’s the hottest young woman lawyer at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom? Last week that question sent the New York firm into a bit of a tizzy. On February 4, Skadden Insider, a blog written … Continue reading

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Text of Gene Nichol’s e-mail to faculty and staff upon his dismissal as President of William & Mary

I don’t know anything about the merits of this situation, but the contents of the e-mail are stunning, and not in a good way. Via the Daily Press, by way of my friend and colleague Josie Brown. Dear Members of … Continue reading

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“Hillary Sexism Watch”

At Shakesville. 62 posts and counting. Melissa McEwan deserves some sort of award for this.

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Women’s Bioethics Blog!

Dear Fellow Feminist Law Professors, I warmly invite you to visit the women’s bioethics blog which is part of the women’s bioethics project and is a group effort of law professors, bioethicists, health care professionals and health policy experts who … Continue reading

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“Should women wear pants?”

The BBC reports that women of all tribes in Kenya are being attacked, stripped, and beaten for wearing trousers in public. It has published some questions for debate that readers from around the globe have responded to. Who should decide … Continue reading

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Self Standing Umbrellas Would Sell In This State

From Popgadget: I don’t use an umbrella because 1) I live in Southern California and it generally only rains 3 days a year, 2) I might poke someone’s eye out, and 3) Where do you store the thing when it’s … Continue reading

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In Florida you can advertise your law firm with panthers and lions, but not with space aliens, pit bulls, sharks, wolves, crocodiles, or piranhas.

So says this WSJ article, which also notes: … Searcy Denney is well aware of the Florida bar’s reach. In 2005, the personal-injury firm produced a series of TV spots with scenes including children running and lawyers at work in … Continue reading

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“There’s a lot at stake for our country in this election. Surely, you can do your jobs as journalists and commentators and still keep the discourse civil and appropriate.”

From here (via here): Sen. Clinton’s letter to Steve Capus, president of NBC News, pretty much says it all: Dear Mr. Capus, Thank you for your call yesterday. I wanted to send you this note to convey the depth of … Continue reading

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I Like Turtles

And goofy parodies.

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The Super Tuesday Gender Gap

From the Feminist Daily News: In most of the 16 Super Tuesday states the gender gap– or the differences in women’s and men’s votes– was a dominating factor. In the democratic state primaries, women comprised, on the average, 58% of … Continue reading

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Rate My Law Professor: Presidential Candidate Division

The WSJ Blog is soliciting comments about Prof. Obama’s classroom performance here. Prof. Clinton has been out of the classroom since 1980 (the “career highlights” section notes her stint that U of Arkansas, Little Rock) so her teaching evals are … Continue reading

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Two Posts You Should Read

Both at Diary of an Anxious Black Woman: Saartjie Baartman: The “Hottentot Venus” and Speaking of the “Hottentot Venus,” Is This Supposed to Be Positive?

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“Doesn’t it seem as if Chelsea is sort of being pimped out in some weird sort of way?”

That’s what MSNBC correspondent David Shuster asked while interviewing two guests about Chelsea Clinton’s role in her mother’s campaign, according to the WaPo.com (actual clip is here, and see also.) There aren’t enough hours in the day to blog every … Continue reading

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“This Valentine’s Day say it with Beef”

So says the Pig! Above is a scan of an advertisement from the print version of my local newspaper today, and beneath it a higher resolution version found on the Internets. I can only imagine what life is like outside … Continue reading

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Crime Prevention Tip Theater

A friend forwarded me an e-mail that university “safety officers” distributed after a man was observed by a number of students publicly masturbating on campus: CRIME PREVENTION TIPS: 1. QUICKLY walk away from an individual exposing his genitals and do … Continue reading

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If Muppets Were Running For President…

Classic!

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Violence Against Law Profs

SSRN’s LSN Legal Educator e-mail notice from today included an abstract for a new article by Carol Parker of U. of Tennessee-Knoxville College of Law, nursing professor Sandra Thomas (also of UTK), and Dr. Helen Smith of violentkids.com. This article … Continue reading

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Another Great New Blog: “Tsalagi Think Tank”

A Cherokee-centric blog about tribal law, good native governance and education. Hosted by Feminist Law Prof Stacy Leeds!

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CAUCUSING IN MINNESOTA

As a recent transplant from California, I attended my first caucus in Minnesota on Tuesday night and walked away from the experience with mixed feelings. On one hand, there is something charming about the idea of getting together with neighbors … Continue reading

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“Clean Up All The Wiener Poopie If You Want Jesus Returned Unharmed”

Never imagined giving a blog post quite that title, but it fits!

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“Attorney General Reverses Curbs On Gay Group at Justice Department”

From the WaPo: Five years after a gay advocacy group was told that it could no longer use the e-mail, bulletin boards and meeting rooms at the Justice Department, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey has reversed that decision and issued … Continue reading

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Susan Faludi, “Hillary and the Feminine Gaze, Up Close and Personal”

In this essay, Faludi reviews, “THIRTY WAYS OF LOOKING AT HILLARY: REFLECTIONS BY WOMEN WRITERS,” edited by Susan Morrison. It starts out: Let’s imagine this book’s concept:30 well-known women writers talk about how they”feel”about Hillary Clinton:applied to 30 male writers … Continue reading

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“What Title IX Means to Us”

Read this multi-authored essay at Womenstake in honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

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“racism”

That’s the title of this provocative essay at Scribble Pad.   The subtitle is: for the ignorant white person who comes to india (aka: why i’m wary of white criticism, aka: how you give other white people a bad name)

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More on Stanley Fish’s NYT column about “Hillary Hating”

Read this excellent post at Feminist Philosophers.

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A Day of “Voter Protection” In Augusta, Georgia

Exhausting (up at 4:30 am and in place when the polls opened) but interesting, and fun being in the company of two extraordinary, wonderful friends all day. Only got kicked out of one polling place! Hope your Tuesday was Super … Continue reading

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Stanley Fish On “Hillary Hating”

In the NYT.

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Upcoming Conference: Family Responsibilities Discrimination: Lessons for the Use of Stereotyping Evidence and Implicit Bias in Employment Cases

Friday, February 8, 2008 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. U.C. Hastings College of the Law – San Francisco, CA The rise of “family responsibilities discrimination” (FRD) is being hailed as the most important recent development in employment discrimination law. FRD … Continue reading

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“The anti-feminist politics behind the pornography that ’empowers’ women”

Article with this title by Gail Dines and Robert Jensen here.

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“How to ask questions on academic listservs: gentle hints”

Read good advice here. Read hilarious parody of bad approaches here.

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A Great Post About Pets

Here, at Redneck Mother.

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For the Obama Supporters

YES WE CAN. Made my hair stand on end. –Ann Bartow

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I’m persuaded I overrreacted to something. Apologies to Rick Garnett. –Ann Bartow

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“Judge Reprimanded for Calling Three Black Female PDs ‘The Supremes'”

Jeebus, I thought that was a headline from an Onion article but it wasn’t. Here’s the ABA Journal account: A Maryland judge has been reprimanded for calling three black female public defenders”The Supremes”and telling a defendant to get”an experienced male … Continue reading

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For Flea: An Overview of Domestic Violence in South Carolina

At One Good Thing, Flea, a native of South Carolina, posted about a domestic violence situation here that touched her personally. And she captured in a sentence how I feel about this state most days when she wrote: I think … Continue reading

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Erin Buzuvis: “Reading the Pink Locker Room: On Football Culture and Title IX”

Here’s the abstract: This Essay examines the protracted public controversy that erupted after local media reported on my comment to the University of Iowa regarding its decision to renovate the football stadium’s visiting team locker room entirely in pink. My … Continue reading

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