Cover reveal! Judge Allen was the first woman judge many times over. The first woman federal appellate judge in 1934. The first woman shortlisted for SCOTUS. The first elected to a common pleas court. And the first elected to any state supreme court in 1922. Fall 26 at UC Press.
Plaintiffs' argument that Title IX protects professors & coaches at educational institutions agst sex discrimination was made by advocates in 1970s women's rights litigation by the Women's Law Fund--the subject of my new book project. Statute says "no person," not student.
Court agrees to hear case on ability of employees to bring certain suits for sex discrimination, turns down child pornography reporting suit against X
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CFP The Center for Constitutional Law at Akron for our faculty edited journal ConLawNOW. Written symposium "SCOTUS Blockbuster Cases 2026." Share your insights & key takeaways on the big cases of the term in this annual summer symposium. Essays 5k words. Deadline 8/28
OTD in 1894, the Sup Ct heard In re Lockwood. Belva Lockwood, a pioneering attorney & 1884 presidential candidate, challenged VA’s refusal to admit her to the state bar. She lost, even though VA’s law explicitly authorized admission to “any person” admitted elsewhere. #WeTheMen
The sharply conservative Supreme Court featuring three appointees from President Trump is the first since at least the 1950s to reject civil rights claims in a majority of cases involving women and minorities, an analysis shows. https://t.co/23xUb6xDKX
🤩 As Chair of the AALS Section on Constitutional Law, I am pleased to invite nominations for the Inaugural Annual Prize in Scholarly Excellence.
📝 Details below. Please consider nominating someone, or nominating yourself!
Today is the birthdate of the First Woman Judge, Florence Allen, born in 1884. Perfect timing for my new book on Allen, now available for pre-order. Allen was the first woman judge many times over--common pleas, OH SCt, Sixth Cir & SCOTUS shortlist. https://t.co/mfFC5jqqk4
Decades after its first deadline, the Equal Rights Amendment is back in the courtroom as plaintiffs demand a federal judge finally recognize it as part of the U.S. Constitution.
Read #ConstitutionDaily to learn more: https://t.co/j18Wy8fg1d
Author Tomiko Brown-Nagin reflects on the tremendous legacy of Constance Baker Motley, the first African American woman appointed to the federal judiciary.
Watch the full #AmericasTownHall: https://t.co/DDVSRTAwVt
A version of ranked choice voting, a Progressive reform, is how the first woman judge elected to any state Supreme Court in the nation, Florence Allen, was elected as an independent candidate to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1922 (and the Cuyahoga Cty Common Pleas in 1920).
I help interpret here an Ohio case trying to find a compromise in a post-divorce frozen embryo case awarding wife all the embryos but seemingly giving husband ways to opt out of parenthood. https://t.co/CUmEj8tp71
🎉 Here is the 2026-27 leadership team for the Section on Constitutional Law in the Association of American Law Schools.
I am pleased to Chair the Section, and I am looking forward to working with this outstanding team.
Please email any of us if you would like to get involved in our work!
Details here: https://t.co/mt8QnEqt50
Center for Constitutional Law @AkronLaw Winter Virtual Symposium "Levels of Scrutiny: Toppling the Tiers or Restoring the Balance." Call for Papers extended to 1/20/26 - still room to join us. https://t.co/bstJ6mmzDw
Shaping up to be a terrific symposium at the Center for Constitutional Law at @AkronLaw. Deadline extended to 1/12 so still time to join the conversation.
CFP Virtual Symposium, "Levels of Scrutiny: Toppling the Tiers or Restoring the Balance" at The Center for Constitutional Law @AkronLaw. Examines the SCOTUS trend paradoxically eradicating while also reifying tiered levels of scrutiny. Deadline 12/15
https://t.co/itr9oxlj6S