An Interview with Myrna Pérez, Director of the Brennan Center's Voting Rights and Elections Program
We’re playing the long-game here. I really believe in that MLK quote—that the moral arc of the universe bends toward justice.
The Harbinger: Volume 43
The Benefits of Equity in the Constitutional Quest for Equality
The greatest ERA-related “controversy” may be the narrowness of the debate and the important questions left out of it. For example, is the ERA sufficient to meet today’s gender discrimination challenges? And if not, what else could help?
The ERA, the Military, and the Making of Constitutional Meaning
This essay takes a brief look at the modern history of the ERA, and, in particular, at the ERA’s relationship to the issue of women in the military.
How the Most Important U.S. Civil Rights Law Came to Include Women
The addition of “sex” to Title VII, a classic story of opportunism, was only possible due to a long history of advocacy, and many congressional votes, in favor of the ERA.
The Equal Rights Amendment's Revival: Questions for Congress, the Courts and the American People
Are we just one state away from ratifying the Twenty-Eighth Amendment? The answer hinges on two procedural questions with no settled answer.
Some Questions About #MeToo And Judicial Decision Making
"The primary role of the courthouse is to provide justice. The literature on behavioral psychology invites further consideration regarding whether ordinary cognitive biases may in some settings produce forms of implicit gender bias that mar the impartiality of a judge’s
Tribute to Lenora Lapidus
We will miss her terribly. But having learned from her, and continuing to be inspired by her indomitable spirit, we are even more committed to building on her legacy.
The Equal Rights Amendment: A Century in the Making Symposium Foreword
Regardless of the obstacles to ratification that remain, the renewed push for ratification makes clear that interest in the ERA is not merely academic or historical, but rather an urgent and necessary response to the many threats to women’s rights
The Equal Rights Amendment--A Plumber's Perspective
No, I’m not a plumber. I am a recently retired State Representative from Illinois. My role in the effort to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (“ERA”) as a state representative, however, is very much akin to that of a plumber.
Transgenerational And Transnational: Giving New Meaning to the ERA
"If the ERA is ratified in 2019, activists and scholars must create a robust public discourse to update its meaning for the twenty-first century to move beyond the legislative histories at the moments of introduction and legislative adoption. Though it
Time for the Equal Rights Amendment
"As a matter of principle, amending the Constitution to include sex equality as a fundamental human right will send a clear public message that women are no longer to be treated as second-class citizens."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Development of Gender Equality Jurisprudence under the Fourteenth Amendment
"At the ACLU today, we are fighting to ensure workplace fairness, including protections against pregnancy discrimination and sexual harassment. We also seek to end gender-based violence in a range of contexts, including discrimination against survivors in housing, in
The ERA Campaign and Menstrual Equity
"Linking menstruation to the renewed fight for the ERA would ensure that this particular core need is addressed within the umbrella of protections that the Amendment would provide – and that our laws and policies do not ignore, overlook, or
Learning to Speak Human: A Conversation with Donald Anthonyson
“The reason we cannot get anything done that is constructive in the immigration field is because the American politician has no fear of the non-US citizen. There is no political system for us; only promises, no action.” - Donald Anthonyson
Reaction to Discovering Family Defense: A History of the Family Defense Clinic at New York University School of Law
"Too often, even 28 years after the NYU clinic’s founding, parents and their lawyers are painted as people who are not focused on the child’s safety. This could not be further from the truth. Parents are the people who most
The Right to Education After Obergefell
Obergefell presents several opportunities for educational advocates to argue that every child has a fundamental right to education under the U.S. Constitution.
10 Reasons Why Congress Should Defund ICE's Deportation Force
While Congress is likely to continue funding HSI agency functions, as they are understood as matters of actual public safety, Congress should defund the arrests, detentions, and deportations of millions of people just for being without status. This call, then,
BDSM and Sexual Assault in the Rules of Evidence: A Proposal
The author proposes a simple amendment to Rule 413 that makes clear that a “sexual assault” is only an act performed without consent, and provides an appropriate definition of “consent” in a newly-added subsection (e). In addition, the author critiques
Interview With Tarra Simmons: Forging the Way for Formerly Incarcerated Lawyers
Tarra Simmons is a recent magna cum laude graduate of Seattle University Law School and a Skadden Fellow with the Public Defender Association of Seattle, where she helps individuals with criminal records overcome legal barriers to housing and employment and