The State of Reproductive Rights after Dobbs

Add to Calendar: Add to Calendar: 2025-02-12 12:00:00 2025-02-12 13:00:00 The State of Reproductive Rights after Dobbs Event Description Jessie Hill will describe the state of the law with respect to reproductive rights, reproductive health privacy and related issues across the United States. She will highlight some of the key legal issues that have arisen since the Supreme Court ended the federal constitutional right to abortion and discuss the changes that may be coming with a new Presidential administration. Speaker Bio Jessie Hill’s teaching and scholarship focus on constitutional law, civil rights, reproductive rights, and law and religion. Her articles have been published in the Michigan Law Review, Duke Law Journal, Georgetown Law Journal and Texas Law Review, among others. She has also appeared in numerous local and national press outlets, including CNN, the New York Times, Ms. Magazine and NPR. Hill is a frequent lecturer and consultant on reproductive rights issues, and she is currently litigating numerous challenges to abortion restrictions in Ohio. She is the founding director of the Reproductive Rights Law Initiative at the School of Law, which provides education and legal support relating to reproductive rights. Her work was recently profiled in the Case Law-Med magazine. Hill has received recognition for her work both within and outside the academy. She is a recipient of the university’s Distinguished Research Award. She has also been appointed a Nootbaar Fellow in Law and Religion at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law. In 2023, she received both the Black Law Students Association Faculty Award and the Champion for Women Award from the Cuyahoga Democratic Women’s Caucus, and she has been recognized by the ACLU of Ohio for her reproductive rights advocacy. In-person for students; virtual for non-students. In-person location: Case Western Reserve University School of Law George Gund Hall Room A59, Moot Courtroom 11075 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106 School of Law School of Law America/New_York public