Volume 25, Issue 2 – American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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The following articles and comments were published in Volume 25, Issue 2 of The American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law. For subscription information, please check out our Subscription page.

Towards a Relational Conceptualization of the Right to Personal Autonomy

Yael Braudo-Bahat

Overcoming Biased Views of Gender and Victimhood in Custody Evaluations When Domestic Violence is Alleged

Ruth Leah Perrin

A Higher Power Produces Greater Problems: How Religious Honor Codes and Religious Schools Exacerbate Campus Sexual Assault

Samuel T. Jay

Maryland’s Bundle of Joy: A Constitutionally Stronger, More Comprehensive Take on Contraception Coverage

Alexi Nathan

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JGSPL is very excited to announce our Fall 2021 Sy

JGSPL is very excited to announce our Fall 2021 Symposium, co-sponsored by us, the National Institute for Workers’ Rights, and the American which will be held on November 12, 2021. The events is open to the public and the link to sign up is in our bio. We cannot wait to see you there!

Some of our staff at the Reproductive Justice Rall

Some of our staff at the Reproductive Justice Rally today. Attacks on abortion access and reproductive healthcare have never existed within a vacuum. Racial justice, gender justice, health justice, and the dissemination of the wealth gap in our country are all prerequisites to reproductive justice.

Congratulations to the complete Volume 30 Staff of

Congratulations to the complete Volume 30 Staff of JGSPL. We are so excited to have such a talented group of staff this year and are excited to watch you all grow as legal writers and future lawyers 💜

Yesterday, many of our staff *finally* got to meet

Yesterday, many of our staff *finally* got to meet each other in person! Thank you to our wonderful symposium editor, @inkster95, for her work planning this! We are eager for many more events coming this semester and time spent in our lounge/on campus 💜

Happy first day of classes to all the 1Ls! Trust y

Happy first day of classes to all the 1Ls! Trust your gut, you will do great! All of us at JGSPL can’t wait to see everyone around campus and off of a zoom screen! To all of our 2Ls, 3Ls, and 4Ls, enjoy your last Friday of summer! 💜

Welcome to JGSPL! 💜 We are looking forward to m

Welcome to JGSPL! 💜 We are looking forward to meeting you and the rest of our Junior Staff in the coming weeks as we return to campus!

Today is the 31st anniversary of the ADA. The ADA

Today is the 31st anniversary of the ADA. The ADA prohibits various types of discrimination on the basis of an individual’s disability and requires public and private entities to make certain accommodations to increase accessibility.

Stay tuned as we celebrate the anniversary of the ADA and round out Disability Pride Month with more posts, resources, and some wonderful accounts to follow all throughout this week!

EDIT: To clarify, calls will BEGIN going out this

EDIT: To clarify, calls will BEGIN going out this weekend. Calls will continue throughout the next few weeks as the Grade-On rounds continue. Not receiving a call this weekend does NOT mean you will not receive a placement!💜

To all our Grade-On participants: the JJC has informed us that results from this year’s Grade-On competition have been delayed by one week. We thank you for your patience and cannot wait to welcome our new staffers to JGSPL! 💜

Six years ago, the Supreme Court held that the rig

Six years ago, the Supreme Court held that the right to marriage was protected by the Constitution, legalizing same-sex marriage throughout the United States. Obergefell marks an important milestone in the fight for equality for LGBTQIA+ individuals and for greater marriage equality. While this fight is far from over, today we can celebrate the hundreds of thousands of queer couples that have been married since the 2015 decision.

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