Breastfeeding
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Law Schools
Dear Bar Examiners: We Still Need Breast-Pumping Accommodations
Unfortunately, bar examination policies are still not sufficient. -
Law Schools
The Bar Exam's Motherhood Penalty Is A Barrier To Entry For The Legal Profession
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Law Schools
If You're Menstruating Or Lactating During The Bar Exam You're Screwed
It's like they never really expected women to become lawyers. -
Law Schools
The Weird Role Of Breastfeeding In Systems Of Injustice
Antiblackness shades everything, even how you feed your kids. -
Courts
Staying Abreast Of The Law
It should not feel embarrassing or unprofessional to ask for reasonable accommodations in order to pump. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.13.19
* Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) of the House Intelligence Committee is none too pleased with the Justice Department at the moment. Apparently two unnamed senior officials said the DOJ might refuse to share special counsel Robert Mueller’s report with Congress, a claim Schiff called “absolutely insupportable.” [ABC News]
* Last week, Paul Manafort was sentenced to under four years in jail by Judge T.S. Ellis III (just a little less than the 19 to 24 years called for in the sentencing guidelines), and today, Judge Amy Berman Jackson could sentence him to up to 10 years behind bars. [The Hill]
* Michael Avenatti and Stormy Daniels have officially “broken up” (i.e., their attorney/client relationship has ended), and their announcement was obviously made on Twitter. Clark Brewster will now serve as her personal lawyer. [Daily Beast]
* In case you missed it, the federal judiciary announced a major change to how it will respond to allegations of sexual misconduct. Per Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the D.C. Circuit, it is now “misconduct not to report misconduct.” [Big Law Business]
* “[I]f this deal is not passed, then Brexit could be lost.” Unconvinced, British lawmakers have once again rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan to leave the European Union. Will this be the end of Brexit? [USA Today]
* Women lawyers continue to push for lactation rooms in courthouses across the country, and now, the ABA House of Delegates has passed a resolution to make sure all courts create proper facilities for mothers who need to pump or nurse. [Law.com]
* Elon Musk claims that the Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to unconstitutionally censor him and “trample on” his First Amendment rights. This is all over a tweet on Twitter, mind you. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
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Biglaw
New Mothers Working In Biglaw Should 'Quit Whining' About Breastfeeding
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Biglaw
Breastfeeding Accomodations For Nursing Lawyer-Moms Still Disappointing
Things are improving for working mothers, but not quickly enough. Action is needed now. -
Biglaw
MoFo's Embarrassing Treatment Of A New Mother
The firm is about to get dragged again for how it handles new mothers. -
Biglaw, Women's Issues
Biglaw Firm Makes Life Easier For Working Mothers
This is the second firm to offer such a revolutionary perk. -
Law Schools, Women's Issues
Law School Offers Amazing New Perk For New Mothers
Do other law schools offer luxuries like these to students and professors? -
Jury Duty, Women's Issues
Breastfeeding Mom Told To Pump Next To Courthouse Urinal
This is absolutely disgusting. Shouldn't courthouse employees know better?
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Biglaw, Women's Issues
Biglaw Firm Offers Revolutionary Program For Working Mothers
This program is the the first of its kind among all Biglaw firms. Wow! -
State Judges, Women's Issues
Judge Orders Breastfeeding Litigant To Leave Courtroom
Do you think this judge was out of line? -
ACLU, Breasts
Mayor Wonders If Nipple Lawsuit Will Survive The Winter
Another breastfeeding law, made by men who are dumb. -
State Judges Are Clowns, Women's Issues
Breastfeeding Is Against The Law In This Judge's Courtroom
Women lawyers shouldn't have to choose between breastfeeding or practicing law. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.04.15
* This past Friday, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby dropped the gavel on the police officers who were allegedly involved in the death of Freddie Gray. Here are seven interesting facts you need to know about this “certified badass.” [New York Magazine]
* Which law school placed the most graduates from the class of 2014 into full-time, long-term jobs where bar passage was required that weren’t school-funded? Stop. Before you say Columbia Law, you’re wrong for the first time in years. [National Law Journal]
* Indiana Tech, the little law school that couldn’t, received a recommendation against accreditation from the ABA on its first try. Not to worry, because law school officials say this is just a “minor setback” for all 59 of its students. ::sad trombone:: [News-Sentinel]
* “You are not doing that here.” Tough titty: Kelly Noe, one of the Ohio women challenging the same-sex marriage ban in her state before the Supreme Court, was yelled at by a security guard for breastfeeding her baby outside the high court. [Cincinnati Enquirer]
* If you’re hoping to register a “smutty” or “immoral” trademark, then you may be able to get what you want if this Federal Circuit opinion comes down your way. We’ll soon see if a ban on these offensive trademarks violates the First Amendment. [Corporate Counsel]
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Biglaw, Kids, Women's Issues
Biglaw Mommy: Privacy Please
Biglaw, why not just let us lock our doors and keep working? We can bill and breastfeed at the same time, if only you’ll let us. -
Bar Exams, Breasts, Gender, Kids, Women's Issues
New Mother Denied The Right To Breastfeed During Bar Exam
Which state bar is forcing nursing mothers into an uncomfortable situation?