Athletes Win Historic Title IX Settlement with Clemson University
Clemson University settled a historic Title IX case, promising to ensure equality between men and women's athletic teams. 'Both the men and women sued on different Title IX grounds—and they
Judge Ada Brown Encourages People to Embrace Their Diversity
Judge Ada Brown is the first woman of African American heritage to serve as a district judge in the Northern District of Texas, in the over 140-year history of the court. She also is one of just a handful of individuals with Native American ancestry to ever become a federal judge.
EEOC Sues Long Island Diner to Stop Owners’ Harassment of Female Employees
NEW YORK – Stardust Diners, Inc., a restaurant that has operated for decades in East Meadow, Nassau County, N.Y., under the name Colony Diner, violated federal law by subjecting its female employees to harassment on the basis of sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Announces Virtual Public Hearing to Gather Information for the Purpose of Improving Enforcement of Title IX | U.S. Department of Education
American Addiction Centers Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
DALLAS – Dallas-based Greenhouse Outpatient Center and its parent company, American Addiction Centers, agreed to damages of $146,613 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
For more information on specific rights discussed in this guide, please see the full list of IJRC’s thematic guides. OVERVIEW Women are entitled to enjoy the same human rights and fundamental freed…
Women's Legal Issues are a unique body of law with a distinct history. Although there has never been a better time in history to be a woman in this country,
UN Women is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential. We are trusted partners for advocates and decision-makers from all walks of life, and a leader in the effort to achieve gender equality.
The ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice's Rights of Women Committee advocates to advance the economic and social justice well-being of women and girls throughout the United States using creative collaborations and the power of law. We engage in filing Amicus Briefs that support women's rights, we encourage law students to join with seasoned attorneys in writing and publishing articles that will advance the rights of women and girls, and in we support legislative policies that help empower women and girls to be successful.
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Detailed Timeline - National Women's History Alliance
Timeline of Legal History of Women in the United States 1701 The first sexually integrated jury hears cases in Albany, New York. 1769 American colonies based their laws on the English common law, which was summarized in the Blackstone Commentaries. It said, “By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in the law? The […]
In 1961 the Supreme Court, under Chief Justice Earl Warren, unanimously upheld the constitutionality of a jury selection system that discriminated against women on the grounds that "women are at the
Roe v. Wade Threatened in Supreme Court Shadow Docket Ruling - HeinOnline Blog
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a shadow docket refusing to block a Texas law banning abortion after six weeks. This new law violates the 1973 landmark decision Roe v. Wade, which declared a pregnant person has a constitutional right to an abortion.
FindLaw's overview of how the #MeToo movement has impacted the law. Learn more about this and other topics related to sexual harassment by visiting FindLaw's Employment Discrimination section.
A Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
On January 4, 2023, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined AALS President Erwin Chemerinsky in conversation about her life, career, and thoughts a...
My Body, My Choice: Biblical, Rabbinic, and Contemporary Halakhic Responses to Abortion
Since the Supreme Court grounded the right to an abortion in a constitutional right to privacy, legal and societal debate has continued around the status of a fetus in utero, a woman’s countervailing claims, and the interests of states and society as a whole. As American courts have faced an issue that intertwines legal, moral, and philosophical questions, so too the halakhic process confronts analogous complexities. The main line of Jewish tradition makes a much-needed contribution to the discussion of abortion. Without sharing the view that the fetus is from conception fully a person, it stops short of a complete dismissal of the value problem in destroying a fetus. However, whatever value attaches to “potential life,” the primary concern lies with the woman. She exists. Her voice and her needs must be heard. And her life, (no matter how slim her chances of survival), health, and mental well-being come first.
Religion After Roe | This Year's Events & Lectures
In overturning Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court thrust abortion into the headlines, reigniting with new intensity one of the most painful battles of the culture wars in this country. Abortion is a complex legal question, a divisive social issue, and—for many Americans—a deeply religious matter. Too often,
Towards an anthropology of doubt: the case of religious reproduction in Orthodox Judaism
As Israel’s Orthodox Jews struggle to live up to high fertility norms rooted in religious and Zionist ideals, an obscured model of stratified critique has emerged. Based on an ethnography of Israel...
“Conceiving God’s Children”: Toward a Flexible Model of Reproductive Decision-Making
Drawing on an ethnographic study of reproduction in Israel, in this article I demonstrate how Orthodox Jews delineate borders between the godly and the human in their daily reproductive practices. ...
