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My latest piece, Age, Law, and Political Economy, is now available on SSRN!

It makes the case for why age is essential to analyses of economic inequality and law and political economy.

Check it out! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

02.02.2026 17:07 👍 16 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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I've posted a draft article on the Supreme Court's Skrmetti decision on SSRN. I argue that this harmful decision represents the worst sort of legal formalism, but does not predetermine the results in other transgender rights cases or eviscerate sex discrimination law. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

18.08.2025 20:23 👍 59 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 1
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Thrilled to host this amazing group at Drexel for another wonderful Family Law Scholars & Teachers Conference! Most grateful for the generous feedback, new ideas, and supportive community #FLSTC @drexelklinelaw.bsky.social

19.06.2025 14:07 👍 15 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 3

Today's Skrmetti opinion is devastating to transgender children and families who live in states with cruel laws barring gender affirming care. But it is very important to recognize this opinion does not give private entities, legislatures, or the President carte blanche to discriminate! 1/x

18.06.2025 18:59 👍 430 🔁 144 💬 4 📌 22

An op-ed is in the works. Thanks for the support and encouragement!

19.06.2025 01:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Part of why I think @lauralanesteele.bsky.social's article, below, is so important is that I think it could actually reach and convince some of those cis-women.

Laura, please write an op-ed version!

18.06.2025 21:46 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

An important paper and a good one to read today.

18.06.2025 16:14 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you, Jennifer!

19.06.2025 01:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Draft now available on SSRN. This is still a work in progress--thoughts/feedback more than welcome.

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

15.05.2025 13:41 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks! Super excited to read your new one as well.

12.03.2025 00:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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My latest, “The Myth of Equal Protection,” is now posted (and forthcoming in UC Irvine L Rev).

Come for the overview of contradictions btw race, gender, and religious equality doctrine. Stay for the takeaways for our constitutional politics!

Comments very welcome.

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

11.03.2025 21:29 👍 61 🔁 17 💬 4 📌 2
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My most recent article, "The Sex Alignment Project," is now forthcoming in the Florida Law Review! It will be on SSRN soon. Comments welcome.

11.03.2025 17:58 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 2
The Transgender Military Ban: Preservation of Discrimination Through Transformation This Essay contends that the Trump Administration’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military is based on prejudice and bias, lacking any legitimate justification. As such, the transgende...

In this article, we debunked Trump's first transgender military ban. Now time for a second. "The Transgender Military Ban" by Michele Goodwin and Erwin Chemerinsky scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/nulr/vol114/...

30.01.2025 22:38 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Grateful to receive the #AALS2025 Section on Family and Juvenile Law Emerging Scholars Award. The picture feels right since I wrote Time and Punishment while pregnant and submitted it during the early postpartum period.

10.01.2025 03:09 👍 40 🔁 2 💬 4 📌 2
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Tennessee’s Ban on Transgender Care On Wednesday, the justices will hear the marquee case of the term, a challenge to a Tennessee law banning several forms of medical care for transgender youths.

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in US v. Skrmetti, a case challenging TN's ban on hormonal therapies for transgender minors. This case threatens not just transgender kids but everyone who wants to live their lives outside government enforced gender roles. A thread. 1/x

03.12.2024 16:12 👍 89 🔁 52 💬 6 📌 9

1/X An important Equal Protection case, United States v. Skrmetti, will be heard by the SCT tomorrow (Wed. Dec. 4). For those who have not been following the case closely, a 🧵 about the case, why it is important & what to watch for. I'll do my best to explain in lay terms & stay away from legalese.

03.12.2024 15:18 👍 103 🔁 41 💬 2 📌 13

For details on Skrmetti, here is our amicus brief with National Women's Law Center, www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23... and my law review article papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.....

26.11.2024 22:32 👍 13 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

The Supreme Court is hearing US v. Skrmetti, a case challenging TN's ban on health care for transgender minors next Wed., Dec. 4. This case is important not just for transgender people and the LGBTQ community, but for everyone who wants to live their lives outside state-imposed gender roles.

26.11.2024 22:32 👍 89 🔁 27 💬 1 📌 1