Author Archives: Bridget Crawford

CFP: Wisc. J. L, Gender & Society on “Women in the Boardroom”

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society has announced its 2017 symposium and this Call for Papers: Women in the Boardroom: The Social and Business Arguments that Challenge Executive Board Homogeneity The positive correlation between the increase of women … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Publication of Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Opinions of the United States Supreme Court

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

I am excited to announce that Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Opinions of the United States Supreme Court has been published by Cambridge University Press.  This volume, edited by Kathy Stanchi (Temple), Linda Berger (UNLV) and me includes contributions from over 50 … Continue reading →

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Areheart on “The Symmetry Principle”

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Brad Areheart (Tennessee) has posted to SSRN his working paper “The Symmetry Principle.” Here an abstract. Antidiscrimination principles have been studied and written about for decades. Surprisingly, the question of how some laws protect symmetrically, while others protect asymmetrically, has … Continue reading →

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Speaker Needed for FIU Symposium on Race and Reproductive Rights

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From colleagues at FIU, who are looking for a speaker to round out an upcoming symposium, due to a last-minute cancellation by a previously-scheduled speaker: Florida International University College of Law will be holding a symposium on reproductive rights, “New … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With This Picture? Menstruating Woman Edition

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Instagram is at it again.  Remember when Instragram twice deleted the photo by Rupi Kaur of a fully clothed woman lying on a bed, because the woman’s trousers showed a period stain?  (See here.)  Looks like women’s periods are just … Continue reading →

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Higdon on “Divorce and the Serial Monogamist: The Ex Ante Consequences of Legalized Polygamy”

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Michael Higdon (Tennessee) has posted to SSRN his paper, Divorce and the Serial Monogamist: The Ex Ante Consequences of Legalized Polygamy.  Here is the abstract: The question of whether the fundamental right to marry might also include the right to … Continue reading →

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CFP: Applied Feminism and Intersectionality

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From colleagues at the University of Baltimore: CALL FOR PAPERS APPLIED FEMINISM AND INTERSECTIONALITY: EXAMINING LAW THROUGH THE LENS OF MULTIPLE IDENTITIES The Center on Applied Feminism at the University of Baltimore School of Law seeks paper proposals for the … Continue reading →

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“Cocks Not Glocks” Protest at University of Texas

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Jon Herskovitz writes for Yahoo, “Texas Students Use Sex Toys to Protest New Gun Laws On Campus“: To protest a new state law that makes the carrying of concealed handguns legal in college classrooms, students at the University of Texas … Continue reading →

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California’s Tampon Tax May Soon End

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From the Huffington Post (here): The same bill unanimously passed in the Assembly in early June. It now heads back to the Assembly for final approval, and then to Gov. Jerry Brown (D), whose office declined to say if he … Continue reading →

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CFP: Feminist Legal Theory Collaborative Research Network at Law & Society 2017

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Call for Papers – Friday September 16th Deadline The Feminist Legal Theory Collaborative Research Network Seeks submissions for the Law and Society Association Annual Meeting Mexico City, Mexico, at the Sheraton Maria Isabel, June 20 – 23, 2017 Dear friends … Continue reading →

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CFP: “Intersectional Inquiries and Collaborative Action: Gender and Race,” Notre Dame, Mar 2-4, 2017

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP mailbox: Intersectional Inquiries and Collaborative Action: Gender and Race University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana USA March 2-4, 2017 Deadline for submissions: Saturday, October 1, 2016 Questions of race and gender continue to undergird broad sections … Continue reading →

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Alison Piepmeier, “Thank You for My Beautiful Life”

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Alison Piepmeier, currently receiving hospice care for brain cancer, has written a beautiful column for the Charleston City Paper.  Here is an excerpt: What does it mean when the rest of your life may be measured in weeks? My brain … Continue reading →

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When Applying for College Yields Feminine Hygiene Product Samples

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

In the annals of weird product placement, consider this story out of the UK about the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service sending female college applicants samples of tampons and sanitary napkins “so you can stay your fresh and confident self … Continue reading →

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Interview with Zoe Salzman, New York Attorney Challenging the “Tampon Tax”

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Bridget J. Crawford recently spoke with Zoe Salzman, Esq. of Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP in New York.  Ms. Salzman is representing the plaintiffs in a class action that challenges the New York “tampon tax,” the state sales tax … Continue reading →

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Interview with Dana Brooks Cooper, Florida Attorney Challenging the “Tampon Tax”

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Bridget J. Crawford recently spoke with Dana Brooks Cooper, Esq. of Barret, Fasig & Brooks in Tallahassee, Florida.  Ms. Brooks is representing the plaintiff in a class action that challenges the Florida “tampon tax,” the state sales tax imposed on … Continue reading →

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Making Women’s Periods Commercial-Chic (Who Benefits?)

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Is there nothing that escapes commercialization?  A U.K. company called Pink Parcel is hawking “Period Subscription Boxes” to deliver to your home each month tampons, pads, tea, chocolate, beauty products (like tweezers! hand cream!).  Goodies come in recyclable and biodegradable … Continue reading →

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NYS Repeals Tampon Tax

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

In May, the New York State legislature passed a bill eliminating the sales tax on feminine hygiene products. As expected, that bill was signed into law yesterday by Governor Andrew Cuomo. In the press release (here) issued by the Governor’s … Continue reading →

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Free Tampons in the 212: NYC Passes New Law

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Last month the New York City Council passed laws requiring the City to provide free menstrual hygiene products in schools, homeless shelters and jails.  Here’s an excerpt from the press release: Feminine hygiene products are essential for the health and … Continue reading →

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Syracuse L Rev CFP: “Constitutionality of Laws Surrounding Reproductive Health”

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP mailbox: Call for Papers: Analysis and Comment on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt and the Constitutionality of Laws Surrounding Reproductive Health The Syracuse Law Review seeks manuscripts that address the constitutionality of laws surrounding reproductive health and … Continue reading →

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“A Papa Murphy’s take-and-bake pizza is not essential in the same way as feminine hygiene products are to menstruating women”

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

This week the Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District, has served up some very quotable dicta.  The court affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action against Papa Murphy’s International, a pizza franchisor, and a local franchisee, located in Edwardsville, … Continue reading →

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Where There is Hatred, Let Us Sow Love

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Bridget Crawford
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Jamie Abrams on “Women’s Acts of Violence”

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Jamie Abrams (Louisville) has posted to SSRN her article The Feminist Case for Acknowledging Women’s Acts of Violence, Yale J. Law & Feminism 101 (2016). Here is the abstract: This Article makes a feminist case for acknowledging women’s acts of … Continue reading →

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Feminist Legal Theory Panels at Law and Society

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

The annual meeting of the Law and Society Association kicks off tomorrow in New Orleans.  There are some super panels being organized by the Feminist Legal Theory Collaborative Research Network.  A full list is here. A few panels that caught … Continue reading →

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SULC Hiring Director of Law Library

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From colleagues at the Southern University Law Center: SULC hiring for a Director of Library Services (at Assistant/Associate Professor rank) The Director of the Law Library Reports to the Chancellor of the Southern University Law Center Responsible for all aspects of library operations … Continue reading →

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CFP: The Unruly Nature of the Law of Trusts and Estates

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Call for Papers Trusts & Estates Section 2017 AALS Annual Meeting January 4-7, 2017 – San Francisco, CA   The Section on Trusts and Estates is pleased to announce a Call for Papers … Sex, Death, and Taxes: The Unruly … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Review Opportunity at Penn State Law Review

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From the students at the Penn State Law Review: The Penn State Law Review is conducting a direct article review to fill positions in Volume 121: Issue 1 and 2. Any article submitted to this review between now and May 9th will … Continue reading →

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Feminist Law Prof Michelle Anderson Named Dean of Brooklyn College

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Michelle Anderson, feminist law prof and outgoing dean at CUNY Law School, has been named President of Brooklyn College.  Here is a portion of CUNY’s press release: The Board of Trustees of The City University of New York today appointed … Continue reading →

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How to Ask for a Raise, Via a Deodorant Commercial

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Andrea Schneider blogs here at Indisputably about Secret’s new ad. She writes: “I love that wage gap is now part of the commercial lexicon and that asking for it is portrayed so wonderfully.” Read the full post here.

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Why Put an Orange on the Seder Plate?

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Via Anita Silvert at JUF News: It started with Dr. Susannah Heschel. The story you may have heard goes something like this: After a lecture given in Miami Beach, a man (usually Orthodox) stood up and angrily denounced feminism, saying … Continue reading →

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Touro Dean Search

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

The announcement is here.

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Free ABA Telecast – “The Tax Code and Income Inequality: Limitations and Political Opportunities”

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

The ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice is hosting this free teleconference, co-sponsored with the ABA Section on Taxation. Feminist Law Prof Francine Lipman (UNLV) is one of the featured speakers. FREE TELECONFERENCE* The Tax Code and Income … Continue reading →

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Mansplaining Event at PayPal

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

via Francine Lipman (@Narfnampil)

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CFP: Women’s Learning Partnership Case Studies — PAID

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP mailbox: Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) has undertaken a three-year research/advocacy project leading to a global campaign on reform of discriminatory laws against women in the family. The project will focus on the relationship between articles of the … Continue reading →

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Two of Four Dean Search Finalists Announced at CUNY Law

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

CUNY Law School has announced two of the four finalists in its dean search.  One of the finalists is Feminist Law Prof Lolita Buckner Inniss.  The other is the Honorable Fern Fisher.  (The two others have not yet been announced.) … Continue reading →

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CFP: Class Crits – The New Corporatocracy and Election 2016

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP mailbox: ClassCrits IX The New Corporatocracy and Election 2016 Sponsored by Loyola University Chicago School of Law and The Loyola University Chicago Business Law Center Chicago IL * October 21-22, 2016 Call For Papers and Participation We … Continue reading →

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Signatories Sought for Faculty Against Rape’s Response to the AAUP Draft Report on Title IX

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Kathryn Pogin has drafted a response to the AAUP’s report on Title IX to be submitted on behalf of Faculty Against Rape.  The group is seeking additional signatories to its letter, here, excerpted below.  You can add your signature here.  … Continue reading →

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The Geography of Campus Rape and the Vulnerability of First-Year College Students

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Over at The Conversation, Andrea Curcio (Georgia State) writes about What Schools Don’t Tell You About Campus Sexual Assault. Here is an excerpt: Throughout the summer before my daughter left for college, I repeatedly warned her: never put a glass … Continue reading →

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Gap Between Ideas of Susan Sontag and Adrienne Rich

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Interesting essay by journalist Michelle Dean in the New Republic, here. An excerpt: I learned as I suspected that the gap between Rich and Sontag was not so very wide as it looked. In Sontag’s archive at the University of … Continue reading →

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Because We Want to Think Gamete Providers are Being Generous, Not Making Money

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Over at Role Reboot, there is a sweet essay by writer Allison Barrett Carter, “To the Donor Who Made Me an Aunt.” The essay is written in the form of a letter to the man who provided the sperm necessary … Continue reading →

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CFP: October 2016 Akron Constitutional Law Center Conference Featuring Feminist Legal Scholarship

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Bumping to the front in anticipation of April 15 deadline.  The conference organizers invite paper presentations on a variety of topics related to gender and the law, feminist legal theory and equality issues. ————————————————————- THE U.S. FEMINIST JUDGMENTS PROJECT: REWRITING … Continue reading →

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A Professor’s Decision to Write About His Rape

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

R.M. Douglas (Colgate, History) writes in today’s Chronicle of Higher Education (here) about his forthcoming book, On Being Raped. Professor Douglas is a rape survivor. He writes about how his decision to go public with his story may  impact his … Continue reading →

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Law Student Scholarship: M. Katherine Baird Darmer Equality Scholarship

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

From the FLP mailbox: The M. Katherine Baird Darmer Equality Scholarship Fund was named in memory of the late M. Katherine Baird Darmer, an activist, law professor, and champion of change for the LGBT community in Orange County and beyond. … Continue reading →

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Egg Freezing in Three Easy Steps?

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

The folks at motherboard.com report here on a London pop-up shop called “Timeless.” It looks like a beauty-product store but is designed to inspire conversations about female fertility and egg freezing. Here’s how the article describes the shop: The Timeless … Continue reading →

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Studies in Law, Politics, and Society: Special Feminist Legal Theory Issue

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

A new issue of the interdisciplinary journal Studies in Law, Politics, & Society is devoted to feminist legal theory. Here’s an excerpt from the Intro: Half a century after the beginning of the second wave, feminist legal theorists are still … Continue reading →

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Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Tax Opinions – Potential Cases

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

bumping to the front; February 29 deadline Cases that applicants to Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Tax Opinions may wish to consider (not an exhaustive list; all tax-related cases are appropriate for rewriting): U.S. v. Rickert, 188 U.S. 432 (1903) (tribal trust … Continue reading →

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Robson on “The Legacy of Antonin Scalia: Don’t Mourn, Organize”

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Feminist Law Prof Ruthann Robson (CUNY) has published “The Legacy of Antonin Scalia: Don’t Mourn, Organize” over at the Women’s Review of Books.  Here is an excerpt: With the unanticipated death of Justice Antonin Scalia on February 13, the United … Continue reading →

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CFP: U.S. Feminist Judgments Project: Rewriting the Law, Writing the Future

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

THE U.S. FEMINIST JUDGMENTS PROJECT: REWRITING THE LAW, WRITING THE FUTURE Call for Papers and Presentations Deadline April 15, 2016 We are seeking proposals for papers to be presented during the U. S. Feminist Judgments Project conference October 20-21, 2016 … Continue reading →

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Call for Contributions – Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Tax Opinions

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

The U.S. Feminist Judgments Project seeks contributors of rewritten judicial opinions and commentary on those opinions for an edited collection entitled Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Tax Opinions. This edited volume, to be published by Cambridge University Press, is part of a … Continue reading →

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Tait on “The Return of Coverture”

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

Allison Anna Tait (Richmond) has posted to SSRN her essay, The Return of Coverture, 114 Mich. L. Rev. First Impressions (2016).  Here is the abstract: Once, the notion that husbands and wives were equal partners in marriage seemed outlandish and … Continue reading →

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Strategic Deployment of a Black Female Attorney in the Bill Cosby Case

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Bridget Crawford

In this piece on NPR, Feminist Law Prof Lolita Buckner Inniss (Cleveland-Marshall) comments on Bill Cosby’s decision to hire Monique Pressley as his attorney: The decision to hire her is also strategic, says Buckner Inniss. “Her gender and her race … Continue reading →

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