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Gender and the Law
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NoteVol. 103 · Iss. 4
Loosening the Confidentiality Straitjacket
In May 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its rule invalidating most non-competition agreements for approximately thirty million workers across the United States.…
Jaden A. Lanza -
ArticleVol. 102 · Iss. 6
Foreword: The Curiously Minor Role of Minor v. Happersett
This symposium marks the 150th anniversary of Minor v. Happersett, a Supreme Court decision unanimously holding that the Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or Immunities Clause…
Susan Frelich Appleton, Travis Crum & Hannah Keidan -
ArticleVol. 102 · Iss. 6
“May It Please Her Honor”: The United States’ First Women Judges, 1870-1930
Between 1870 and 1930, hundreds of women served as judges in the United States. While a small number compared to the men who served,…
Elizabeth D. Katz -
ArticleVol. 102 · Iss. 6
Phyllis Schlafly and How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality
At the end of 1922, the Washington Times asked Alice Paul to predict how “modern feminism” would shape “the course of history in the…
Jill Elaine Hasday -
ArticleVol. 102 · Iss. 6
Minor v. Happersett and the Repudiation of Universal Suffrage
Nearly 150 years ago, Minor v. Happersett rejected a constitutional challenge to a Missouri law that excluded women from the electorate. Ratification of the…
Ellen D. Katz -
ArticleVol. 102 · Iss. 6
A “New” New Departure
In the wake of enactment of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, women’s rights activists embarked on an exercise in popular constitutionalism known as “the…
Paula A. Monopoli -
NoteVol. 102 · Iss. 3
Safe at Home: Reimagining Address Confidentiality
On her fourth attempt to escape, a Michigan survivor hoped that her abuser would not find her this time. But, as in her previous…
Haley Bills -
NoteVol. 102 · Iss. 3
May She Get Justice: How Coercive Control Statutes Mitigate Religious Abuse in Contested Jewish Divorces
In September 2022, Michelle Hazani won full custody of her children after three years of legal proceedings against her abusive husband, Yaron. Michelle was…
Sam Silverberg -
ArticleVol. 101 · Iss. 5
Opinion Authorship and Precedential Status
The federal courts of appeals have a two-tier system of judicial opinions: “published” and “unpublished.” Published judicial opinions represent binding precedent, whereas unpublished ones…
Nina Varsava -
ArticleVol. 99 · Iss. 6
Sexual Agreements
Few would find it surprising that an agreement for sex falls outside the bounds of contract law. Prostitution—defined as an exchange of sex for…
Albertina Antognini & Susan Frelich Appleton -
ArticleVol. 99 · Iss. 6
Nonmarital Fathers in Family Court: Judges’ And Lawyers’ Perspectives
This Article presents findings revealing judges and government attorneys’ perspectives regarding nonmarital fathers as parents. The findings are drawn from original empirical data generated in a rigorous…
Tonya L. Brito -
ArticleVol. 99 · Iss. 6
The Price of Exit
The price of exit influences the terms of intimate relationships—and constitutes an important factor in distinguishing committed from contingent relationships. With or without legal…
Eleanor Brown, Naomi Cahn & June Carbone