|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
ACCOUNTS OF CRRJ 
IDEAS * ACTIONS * OPPORTUNITIES
|
|
Faculty Leadership Transition at CRRJ
|
|
CRRJ is thrilled to announce that Prof. Melissa Murray has taken the helm as its second Faculty Director. "I'm excited to continue helping to advance CRRJ's mission and deepen its impact at the law school, in the community, and throughout the movement for reproductive rights and justice," she says. Murray succeeds Prof. Kristin Luker, who co-founded the Center with Executive Director Jill E. Adams in 2012, and will continue to contribute to its direction beyond her retirement this past spring. Luker says, "I can't imagine a better person to take over the Center than Melissa Murray. She's an outstanding scholar and innovative thinker, and will take the Center in new and exciting directions."
|
Spotlighting Summer Events
|
Jill E. Adams at LSRJ Leadership Institute
 On July 11th Jill E. Adams presented on two panels at the Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) Leadership Institute, Justice Doesn't Just Happen. First, she and co-author Jessica Arons presented "A Travesty of Justice: Revisiting Harris v. McRae" (William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law). Second, she participated on a panel about reproductive justice issues in various forms of law practice.
Book Signing and Reception
On July 10th CRRJ and LSRJ hosted a reception at Oakstop to celebrate completion of the first ever reproductive rights and justice casebook. Authors Melissa Murray and Kristin Luker joined Jill E. Adams and Mariko Miki (LSRJ) for an interview by Abbey Marr (Advocates for Youth). Together, they told the book's 10-year origin story to a crowd of captivated colleagues. While the authors signed copies of the casebook, attendees networked, indulged in tasty fare, and perused activist artwork on display.
Dinner Conversation at AALS Mid-Year Convening
On June 24th, CRRJ hosted a dinner conversation about teaching reproductive rights and justice courses at the AALS Mid-year Convening in Orlando, Florida. Prof. Melissa Murray and Prof. Yvonne Lindgren discussed instruction and teaching resources with faculty from around the country.
Melissa Murray at ACS National Convention
 On June 12th, Melissa Murray presented on a panel about the undue burden standard in abortion jurisprudence at the American Constitution Society National Convention. Fellow panelists included Walter Dellinger (O'Melveny & Myers), Julie Rikelman (Center for Reproductive Rights), and Reva Siegel (Yale Law School).
Jill E. Adams at CRR State Leadership Summit
On June 11th, Jill E. Adams presented on a panel entitled, "Using Hard Data to Back Real Wins" about proactive policy advocacy in California with Marisol Franco (CA Latinas for Reproductive Justice) and Diana Taylor (ANSIRH) at the Center for Reproductive Rights State Leadership Summit in Washington, DC.
|
Now Accepting Applications for Law Student Researchers
|
|
On-Site Position
CRRJ seeks motivated, talented law students with a passion for reproductive justice to fill a limited number of research positions during the 2015 fall semester. Students holding this position will contribute to multiple ongoing projects that touch upon a variety of reproductive rights and justice issues, particularly those affecting poor and low-income people. Law Student Researchers will apply their knowledge and skills to uncover existing laws, policies, and regulations on state and federal levels. They will have opportunities to hone their writing skills through internal memoranda and, most likely, external publications. In the past, students holding these positions at CRRJ have contributed research, source support, and copyediting for various forms of scholarship and presentations. The position is for up to 24% FTE or 8-10 hours a week. Students may choose to earn course credit or pay. Students with work-study funding are preferred. For the job announcement, please click here.
Remote Position
We are seeking motivated, talented law students with a passion for reproductive justice to fill a limited number of off-site research positions during the 2015 fall semester. Law Student Researchers will apply their knowledge and skills to uncover existing laws, policies, and regulations on state and federal levels. Students in this position will work remotely from their own law schools and will be supervised remotely by CRRJ's Supervising Attorney. Law Student Researchers will work as part of a team of lawyers and law students from around the country conducting legal research and analysis of criminal and civil laws in multiple states related to abortion self-induction. They will have opportunities to hone their writing skills through internal memoranda and, most likely, external publications, including amicus briefs or training materials. For the remote position announcement, please click here.
|
|
CRRJ Co-Sponsors Writing Prize for Student Scholarships in Reproductive Rights
|
|
The co-sponsoring organizations seek student scholarship exploring reproductive rights and justice issues in the United States. The suggested theme for this year's Writing Prize is "Restoring Public Insurance Coverage for Abortion," focusing on the Hyde Amendment and Harris v. McRae (1980); however, writing on other topics will also be accepted. We encourage students to think creatively and expansively about reproductive rights and justice (RR/RJ) and to analyze issues using an intersectional lens - considering the impact of demographic and institutional factors such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and immigration status.
|
|
Summer Team Makes Tremendous Contributions
|
A summer team of four full-time law students and a volunteer attorney conducted volumes of research and produced reams of written work on various projects related to the criminalization of pregnancy loss, welfare family caps, and Supreme Court cases related to reproductive health care and coverage. We are deeply grateful for their tremendous contributions and wish them well in their future pursuits!
  |
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
