Pregnancy
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CourtsPregnant? Don't Plan On Practicing Before Ohio's Supreme Court Any Time Soon
Ohio's Supreme Court needs a couple of Judge Engelmayers. -
Law SchoolsThe Bar Exam's Motherhood Penalty Is A Barrier To Entry For The Legal Profession
The bar exam is here to break your spirit once again. 
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BiglawBiglaw Firm Offers Paid Compassionate Leave Program For Miscarriage And Failed Fertilty Treatments
All firms should have benefits like this.
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In-House CounselPregnancy Disclosure: In-House Edition
A workplace that allows me the space and support to be the mom I want to be without considering it a discount of my ability or credibility is priceless. -
Law Schools
Woman Who Took Bar Exam While In Labor, Gave Birth, Then Finished From Hospital Passes Test
Would you have been able to pass the bar exam under these conditions? -
Courts
Pregnant Lawyer Finishes Hearing After Her Water Breaks In Courtroom
'The judge was kind of freaking out,' she said of the experience. -
Law Schools
Pregnant Woman Takes Bar Exam While In Labor, Finishes Test From Hospital After Giving Birth
Would you have been able to finish the bar exam under these conditions? -
LitigatorsThe Advantages Of Being Pregnant As A Trial Attorney
Your motherhood informs every conviction, every desire, and every sense of purpose that you can truly express to 12 strangers in a jury. 
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BiglawBiglaw Partner Accuses Small-Firm Litigator Of Using Pregnancy To Delay Trial
No, a woman would not carry a pregnancy to term and bring a child into this world in a sick effort to delay a case. -
Law SchoolsPregnant Law Student Attends Class Via Robot Thanks To This Law School's Unique Tech Intervention
Robots may be coming for lawyers' jobs in the future, but for now, they're incredibly helpful. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job, Women's IssuesSometimes Being A Woman, At Work, Is Hard Work. Persist.
Employment lawyer Beth Robinson explores different types of gender bias in the workplace. -
Pregnancy / PaternityGetting Hired While Pregnant
The situation where you’re a pregnant lawyer and you want to switch jobs. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job, Women's IssuesOn The Subject Of Women: Why Neil Gorsuch's Off-Handed Comments Are A Problem
Casual comments reinforcing negative gender stereotypes don’t help anyone.
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Supreme CourtDoes Judge Gorsuch Have Backwards Thoughts On Working Women And Pregnancy?
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Cars, Pregnancy / Paternity
Does The Law Recognize 'Pregnancy Brain'?
Is baby brain a legally actionable thing? -
Non-SequitursNon-Sequiturs: 02.11.16
* This sounds miserable: taking (and passing) the bar exam with an 8-week-old infant at home. [ABA for Law Students]
* Maybe a new lawyer will be able to stiff-arm the DA’s office on LeSean McCoy’s behalf. [Buffalo Rumblings]
* Dickstein Shapiro is “no longer engaged in the practice of law.” But don’t shed tears for the out-of-work attorneys just yet, the attorneys will move to Blank Rome in a wholesale lateral move. [National Law Journal]
* Remember this case as you scramble for a last minute Valentine’s Day gift: a Valentine’s Day gift — and the reaction to a terrible one — can lead to a lawsuit. [Coverage Opinions]
* Will the Bill Cosby case signal a change in the handling of sexual assault cases? [Huffington Post]
* This is how police work can contribute to reasonable doubt. [Katz Justice]
* Cheap furniture behemoth IKEA lost a trademark claim in Indonesia. Won’t somebody please think of the college students? [Jakarta Coconuts]
* Sure diversity initiative may take hard work and trust, but, you know, they’re still worth it. [Law and More]
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Crime
Criminally Yours: Babies, Criminality and Poverty
If you need another reason to support Planned Parenthood, here it is. -
Celebrities, Football, Sports
J.J. Watt Seems Neat
A law clerk enlists a star athlete to break important news to her husband. -
Pregnancy / Paternity
Big Win For Pregnant Women Who Temporarily Need To Sit Down
Roberts and Alito joined the liberals!
