Category Archives: Feminism and Law

Having come this far, it is time to discuss the problem of pregnancy. There has been so much intelligent and provocative feminist analysis of pregnancy that I cannot hope to do the matter even the roughest justice. But I also … Continue reading →

My last post raises a few questions, at least for me. One I have an answer for, the others I do not. –How important is the intention to be a parent? This is the one I think I can answer. … Continue reading →

For a while now I’ve been writing about the parental status of men where a child results from a one-night-stand. My conclusion has been that these men are not fathers of those children. They are, instead, like sperm donors. (Many, … Continue reading →

Time for an observation here. This fits with my ongoing discussion on the parenthood of the man from the one-night-stand. (It’s a rather long thread and I’ve linked to an early part of it. I’m not going to repeat the … Continue reading →

(To those of you reading this on Feminist Law Profs, I’m cross-posting there from my own blog. The links and internal references are to that blog. Also, I’m about to be traveling for a bit so after tomorrow’s post I … Continue reading →

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 →

(To those of you reading this on Feminist Law Profs, I’m cross-posting there from my own blog.   The links and internal references are to that blog.   So, for example, you can find “my last post” by scrolling down … Continue reading →

Having once again been interrupted by current events, I return to my earlier topic–can we separate parentage from genetic linkage. I’ve gone at this in steps, starting by considering a sperm donor and working my way to a one-night-stand guy. … Continue reading →

 The Seattle Times reports here that Mexico City has implemented multiple “ladies’ only” bus routes after complaints from women of sexual harassment by fellow bus-riders. Ummm…why is the solution to put women on different buses, instead of implementing serious anti-harassment … Continue reading →

(Note that this is cross-posted from my regular blog. So references are to earlier postings on that site. The links will take you there as needed.) I started this thread with a specific question–should a man who engages in an … Continue reading →

Does “consciousness raising” exist today?  I recently asked a group of second-year and third-year law students that question.   Their answer was a resounding and collective, “Yes.”   In Toward  a  Feminist  Theory  of  the  State, Catharine MacKinnnon  describes consciousness-raising … Continue reading →

(Note that this is cross-posted from my regular blog.   So references are to earlier postings on that site.   The links will take you there as needed.) This post is the electronic equivalent of a deep breath before plunging … Continue reading →

Today the Women’s Association of Law Students at my home institution, Pace Law School, held a brunch in honor of Professor Catharine MacKinnon. The students presented their annual “Pioneer of Justice” award to Professor MacKinnon in recognition of her work … Continue reading →

From here: Oklahoma winemakers Girls Gone Wine is suing Mantra Films in response to a cease-and-desist letter from the “Girls Gone Wild” producers. “The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has already said, ‘There’s no issue here. They can co-exist,’” said … Continue reading →

There’s a comment posted on an earlier entry that raises an excellent point, one worthy of a bit of discussion. I’m concerned in this blog with parentage–with who is a parent. That means who is a mother and who is … Continue reading →