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HAIRSPRAY

As everyone knows by now, Hairspray centers on Tracey Turnblad, a young overweight girl in the early 60’s who seeks her dream of dancing for a television dance show and in so doing pursues her instinctive belief in the equality … Continue reading

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Senator Clinton’s Cleavage

From the Washington Post: Hillary Clinton’s Tentative Dip Into New Neckline Territory By Robin Givhan There was cleavage on display Wednesday afternoon on C-SPAN2. It belonged to Sen. Hillary Clinton. The full article is here.   What do you all … Continue reading

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Why Spell-Check Is Not Enough

In the first six months of 2007, at least 18 journals published articles containing citations in which Catharine MacKinnon’s name is misspelled.   The offenders are: Alb. L. Rev. California L. Rev.   Cardozo J.L. & Gender Case W. Res. … Continue reading

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What the Federal Bureau of Prisons Doesn’t Trust Us to Interpret

From the New York Times: Experts have often wondered what proportion of men who download explicit sexual images of children also molest them. A new government study of convicted Internet offenders suggests that the number may be startlingly high: 85 … Continue reading

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More on the Income Tax Deductibility of Sex-Change Operations

Professor Katherine Pratt of Loyola Law School – Los Angeles posted to the TaxProf listserv the following analysis of the income tax deductibility of sex change operations, previously blogged here.    She makes an argument for tax deductibility based on … Continue reading

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FeministLawProf Profile: Carlin Meyer

Carlin Meyer is a Professor at New York Law School.   Professor Meyer served on the New York City Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women and was a consultant to its Sexual Harassment Task Force, has written about prostitution … Continue reading

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FeministLawProf Profile: Neil Buchanan

I am a law professor because of the influence of feminist legal theorists. I was trained as an economist at Harvard, but I always found the methodological norms in the field to be too limiting and was drawn toward interdisciplinary … Continue reading

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Six Degrees of Cass Sunstein

The article by Paul Edelman and Tracey George is  here.   It’s funny.   This is the  abstract: Degrees of separation is a concept that is intuitive and appealing in popular culture as well as academic discourse: It tells us … Continue reading

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Income Tax Deductibility of Sex-Change Operations

The Associated Press reports this story, under the headline “Mass. Woman Sues IRS Over Sex-Change Tax Deduction:” After a tormented existence as a father, a husband, a Coast Guardsman and a construction worker, a 57-year-old suburban Boston man underwent a … Continue reading

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FeministLawProf Bio: Jessica E. Price

Jessica E. Price joined the Marquette faculty in 2002. Professor Price recently answered these questions for FeministLawProfs: FLP: What is your educational and professional background?     JEP: I received my JD from the Univ. of Minnesota in 1998.  I … Continue reading

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UPS and”Marriage”by Any Other Name

Many people:both gay and straight:think that same-sex couples should settle for civil unions or domestic partnerships and shouldn’t bother fighting for marriage.   After all, if you already have all of the rights and obligations of marriage, what’s so important … Continue reading

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FeministLawProf Profile: Marcia L. McCormick

Marcia L. McCormick is an associate professor at Samford University, Cumberland School of Law. Her undergraduate education was at Grinnell College, where she majored in philosophy with a focus on postmodern and feminist thinkers. Her law degree is from the … Continue reading

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Equal Benefits for Same-Sex Partners It appears from an editorial in my hometown newspaper, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, that faculty at state universities in Pennsylvania will soon be getting access to domestic partner benefits. This is great news, but not as … Continue reading

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Equal Benefits for Same-Sex Partners It appears from an editorial in my hometown newspaper, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, that faculty at state universities in Pennsylvania will soon be getting access to domestic partner benefits. This is great news, but not as … Continue reading

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Equal Benefits for Same-Sex Partners It appears from an editorial in my hometown newspaper, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, that faculty at state universities in Pennsylvania will soon be getting access to domestic partner benefits. This is great news, but not as … Continue reading

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The Trojan War Pig

The New York Times  reports today on the controversy over the new TV ad campaign for Trojan condoms: In the commercial, women in a bar find themselves sitting next to pigs, one of which metamorphoses into a handsome suitor after … Continue reading

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O’Connor as the “Most Disregarded” Supreme Court Justice

Dahlia Litwick  writes in this article  at slate.com, “With the court’s newly dominant conservative wing focused pretty much on whether to ignore or overrule her outright, it’s clear that one real casualty of the new Roberts Court is O’Connor’s lifetime … Continue reading

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Hot Exploitation Mess

Whataboutourdaughters, a blog by “[a]n African American woman who thinks that now is the time to take some organized action to combat the destructive portrayals of African American women in popular culture,” addresses this critique to BET President Reginald Hudlin, … Continue reading

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You’re a Feminist Even If You Don’t Know It

Jessica Valenti, one of the bloggers at feministing.com, asserts in her book Full Frontal Feminism, that there are many women who are feminists but don’t know it yet.   We all have colleagues and friends that we “know” are feminists, … Continue reading

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Honing Students’ Critical Thinking Skills

From Feminist Philosophers: A tricky but important thing to teach critical thinking students is how to distinguish illegitimate ad hominem attacks from legitimate questions about a source of information. There’s a nice example in this article on Katie Roiphe.  Roiphe … Continue reading

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Update on Genarlow Wilson Case

From the AP: Georgia’s top court said Monday it will move up by three months a hearing for a man serving a 10-year sentence on a child molestation charge for having consensual oral sex with a fellow teenager. The state … Continue reading

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Express Yourself at Work!

The New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly  have approved a  bill that would provide certain protections for women who wish to express breast milk while at work.   The bill is now awaiting Govenor Spitzer’s signature. … Continue reading

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FeministLawProf Profile: Lolita Buckner Inniss

Lolita Buckner Inniss has served on the faculty at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University since 1998.   She also serves as a graduate associate of the Institute of Feminist Legal Studies at Osgoode Hall Law School, York … Continue reading

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The Percentage of Female Law Students Declines

According to these statistics from the American Bar Association, the percentage of female J.D. candidates declined from 47.5% in 2005-2006 to 46.90% in 2006-2007.   The drop is attributable to a decline in 1L female enrollment (46.90% in 2005-2006 vs. … Continue reading

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More on”Super Size Me and the Conundrum of Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Class for the Contemporary Law-Genre Documentary Filmmaker”

An anonymous  commentor responded to the post about Professor Regina Austin’s article,”Super Size Me and the Conundrum of of Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Class for the Contemporary Law-Genre Documentary Filmmaker:” Being black or any other race does not make it an … Continue reading

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The Limits of Applied Third-Wave Feminism: The Case of Prostitution

As in the discussion in yesterday’s post of mandatory domestic violence prosecution, feminist debate about prostitution shows how respect for women’s autonomy can lead to the condonation of practices that disadvantage women.   For example, advocates for prostitutes’ rights assert … Continue reading

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A Third-Wave Feminist Perspective on Mandatory Prosecution of Domestic Violence Cases

One question underlying much of my recent research and writing is whether (and how) the law can respond to changes in cultural expresions of feminism.   Many young women  have embraced the “third-wave feminism” label, intending to signal an feminist … Continue reading

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Declarations of Independence

From the Declaration of Sentiments at Seneca Falls (1848): When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of the earth a position different from that … Continue reading

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The Human Cost of Rape and Hate Crime

This story from the AP: More than a year after a horrific bias attack nearly killed him, David Ritcheson masked his pain with a smile, concealing his anguish from the people closest to him, an attorney for his family said … Continue reading

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File Your Tax Returns, Duh

This from the New York Law Journal: Four attorneys were among seven professionals who have pleaded guilty to failing to file state income tax returns in the latest round of prosecutions resulting from the matching of state tax records against … Continue reading

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Forell on “Making the Argument that Stalking is Gendered”

Feministlawprof Caroline Anne Forell (University of  Oregon) has posted to ssrn.com her working paper, “Making the Argument that Stalking is Gendered.”   Here is the abstract: This piece discusses the 2003 Oregon court of appeals decision Bryant v. Walker which … Continue reading

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FeministLawProfs Theme Song: The Results Are In

Selection   Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves (Annie Lennox and Aretha Franklin)  51% Something to Talk About (Bonnie Raitt)  33% Just a Girl (No Doubt)  15% Hillary Clinton chose Celine Dion for her theme song.   Our readers have … Continue reading

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Update on Genarlow Wilson Case

From abcnews.com: Genarlow Wilson, whose 10-year prison sentence for having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old when he was 17 was voided by a judge earlier this month, is not eligible to be released on bail while the state appeals … Continue reading

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Slepian’s Murderer Sentenced to Life + 10 Years

James Kopp, the anti-choice terrorist who murdered Dr. Barnett Slepian in 1998, has been sentenced to  a life sentence plus ten years.   This is a much longer sentence than the 25-year term  that Kopp requested.   Last year, the … Continue reading

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Being Happy as a Girl

Paula Zahn at cnn did this interview with a 7-year-old transgendered child and her family.   The child’s parents initially resisted their biologically  male child’s desire to wear pink clothes and play with dolls.   But after the child  began … Continue reading

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Choice Chat

Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, is hosting an online webchat  today, Tuesday, June 26 at 3 p.m. Eastern (12 p.m. Pacific), on their webpage  about what the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Federal Abortion Ban means … Continue reading

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$29,000 Walk Around the City

 A woman arrested two years ago for topless while  walking in New York City has  settled her civil rights case against the city for  $29,000.   The plaintiff, Jill Coccarro, was arrested and held in jail for 12 hours despite … Continue reading

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FeministLawProf Profile: Jennifer A. Drobac

Jennifer A. Drobac has been a professor at the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis since 2001 and also currently serves on the Kaiser Family Foundation Board of Trustees.   In 2005, Professor Drobac finished her first textbook, Sexual Harassment Law: … Continue reading

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CFP: Marist College’s 2007 Women & Society Conference

16th Women & Society Conference – 2007October 26 & 27, 2007 Marist College, Poughkeepsie New York Proposals and abstracts are being solicited for the 2007 Women & Society Conference. This feminist conference is interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary, covering all aspects of … Continue reading

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Clueless in New Jersey

A senior at East Side High School in Newark, NJ, had purchased (for $150, no less) a page in the school’s yearbook to commemorate his high school experiences. Included among the montage of photos printed on that page was one … Continue reading

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Stripping Permit?

Democratic NY Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has introduced a bill that would require the Labor Department to develop a “dance performer” permit and registry.   Under the bill, “exotic dancers” would need to apply for employment permits using their real names … Continue reading

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Austin on “Super Size Me and the Conundrum of of Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Class for the Contemporary Law-Genre Documentary Filmmaker”

FeministLawProf Regina Austin  has posted to bepress her article, “Super Size Me and the Conundrum of of Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Class for the Contemporary Law-Genre Documentary Filmmaker,”   40 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 683 (forthcoming 2007).   Here is the … Continue reading

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Final Round: What Should Be the FeministLawProfs Theme Song?

Here are the top three contenders for the FeministLawProfs theme song.   Cast your vote by Thursday, June 28 at 5:00 p.m.   Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves (Annie Lennox and Aretha Franklin) Something to Talk About (Bonnie Raitt) … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Edwards Comes Out In Favor of Same-Sex Marriage

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting here  that Elizabeth Edwards has broken with her husband (and Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton) on the issue of same-sex marriage. The paper reportsher as saying,”I don’t know why somebody else’s marriage has anything … Continue reading

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Silbaugh on “Women’s Place: Urban Planning, Housing Design, and Work-Family Balance”

FeministLawProf Katharine Baird Silbaugh (Boston University) has posted to ssrn her article “Women’s Place: Urban Planning, Housing Design, and Work-Family Balance.”   Here is the abstract: In the past decade a substantial literature has emerged analyzing the role of work-family … Continue reading

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Round Two: What Should Be the FeministLawProfs Theme Song?

Hillary Clinton has  announced the winner of her campaign theme song here,  and we at FeministLawProfs  are not  far behind.   Here are the songs that received at least two votes in the first round of our poll.   Choose … Continue reading

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FeministLawProf Profile: David S. Cohen

 David S. Cohen is an Associate Professor of Law at the College of Law at Drexel University.   In a recent interview with FeministLawProfs, Professor Cohen discussed his educational and professional background and how feminism affects the way he teaches. … Continue reading

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NYC Dyke March

On this Saturday, June 23, the NYC Dyke March begins at 5 pm sharp on 42nd street and 6th avenue (at Bryant Park). This march is for gay women and  for all women who believe in the freedom of sexual … Continue reading

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Who Needs Anti-Discrimination Laws?

That seems to be the message that opponents are taking away from Maine’s experience with the addition of sexual orientation to its anti-discrimination law 18 months ago. A story in the Portland Press-Herald reports that, since December 28, 2005, the … Continue reading

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Same-Sex Marriage Debate in New York

Yesterday, the New York State Assembly passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage by a wide margin (i.e., 85-61).   That bill is now expected by all to go off to the New York State Senate to die. Nonetheless, the … Continue reading

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