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An Exegesis Of The Meaning Of Dobbs: Despotism, Servitude, & Forced Birth, Athena D. Mutua Feb 2024

An Exegesis Of The Meaning Of Dobbs: Despotism, Servitude, & Forced Birth, Athena D. Mutua

Journal Articles

The Dobbs decision has been leaked. Gathered outside of New York City's St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, pro-choice protesters chant: "Not the church, not the state, the people must decide their fate."

A white man wearing a New York Fire Department sweatshirt and standing on the front steps responds: "l am the people, l am the people, l am the people, the people have decided, the court has decided, you lose . . . . You have no choice. Not your body, not your choice, your body is mine and you're having my baby."

Despicable but not unexpected,³ this man's comments …


Sexual Orientation Discrimination As A Form Of Sex-Plus Discrimination, Marc Chase Mcallister Aug 2019

Sexual Orientation Discrimination As A Form Of Sex-Plus Discrimination, Marc Chase Mcallister

Buffalo Law Review

This Article examines whether sexual orientation discrimination claims are a form of sex-plus discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of “sex.” Until very recently, every United States Court of Appeals to have interpreted Title VII’s prohibition of sex discrimination had determined that it does not encompass claims on the basis of sexual orientation. Times, and judicial interpretations, are changing. In April 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned decades of precedent by holding that sexual orientation discrimination claims are indeed encompassed …


Considering The Constitutionality Of A Confrontation Clause Exception For Domestic Violence Victims, Thekla Hansen-Young Sep 2005

Considering The Constitutionality Of A Confrontation Clause Exception For Domestic Violence Victims, Thekla Hansen-Young

Buffalo Women's Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Jurisprudence: Due Process Concerns For The Underrepresented Domestic Violence Victim, Rebecca Fialk, Tamara Mitchel Sep 2004

Jurisprudence: Due Process Concerns For The Underrepresented Domestic Violence Victim, Rebecca Fialk, Tamara Mitchel

Buffalo Women's Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Creation And Perpetuation Of The Mother/Body Myth: Judicial And Legislative Enlistment Of Norplant, Madeline Henley Apr 1993

The Creation And Perpetuation Of The Mother/Body Myth: Judicial And Legislative Enlistment Of Norplant, Madeline Henley

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Control Of Childbearing By Hiv-Positive Women: Some Responses To Emerging Legal Policies, Suzanne Sangree Apr 1993

Control Of Childbearing By Hiv-Positive Women: Some Responses To Emerging Legal Policies, Suzanne Sangree

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Published Consentless Sexual Portrayals: A Proposed Framework For Analysis, Ruth Colker Jan 1986

Published Consentless Sexual Portrayals: A Proposed Framework For Analysis, Ruth Colker

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sexual Equality, The Equal Protection Clause, And The Era, Phyllis N. Segal Jan 1984

Sexual Equality, The Equal Protection Clause, And The Era, Phyllis N. Segal

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sex Discrimination—Court Narrows Gilbert—Some Pregnancy Discrimination Is Sex Related, Claudia G. Allen, Jean C. Powers Apr 1978

Sex Discrimination—Court Narrows Gilbert—Some Pregnancy Discrimination Is Sex Related, Claudia G. Allen, Jean C. Powers

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


De Facto And De Jure Sex Discrimination Under The Equal Protection Clause: A Reconsideration Of The Veterans' Preference In Public Employment, Grace Blumberg Oct 1976

De Facto And De Jure Sex Discrimination Under The Equal Protection Clause: A Reconsideration Of The Veterans' Preference In Public Employment, Grace Blumberg

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Equal Rights Amendment: Constraint On Discretion In Family Law, Marylou Clark, Tricia Semmelhack, Sara Steinbock Apr 1973

The Equal Rights Amendment: Constraint On Discretion In Family Law, Marylou Clark, Tricia Semmelhack, Sara Steinbock

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Woman's Right To Voluntary Sterilization, Susan L. Bloom Oct 1972

A Woman's Right To Voluntary Sterilization, Susan L. Bloom

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.