12 noon to 1:30 p.m. | Via Zoom webinar

The School of Law will host a virtual panel discussion titled “Deconstructing Dobbs: The Meaning and Implications of Overturning Roe v. Wade.” Panelists will include:

• Dean Aviva Abramovsky will offer introductory remarks.
• New York State Assemblymember Monica Wallace ’94 will provide a brief update on legislative efforts in New York.
• Professor Michael Boucai will discuss the decision’s potential impact on rights to contraception, sexual liberty, and same-sex marriage.
• Professor Lucinda Finley, Frank G. Raichle Professor of Trial and Appellate Advocacy, will survey the ruling’s immediate implications, legal and practical, for abortion access and women’s health.
• Professor Amy Semet will consider Dobbs in relation to public opinion and the Supreme Court’s perceived legitimacy.
• Professor Matthew Steilen will describe the decision’s approach to substantive due process and particularly its use of history.

CLE: Attorneys may earn 1.5 non-transitional NYS CLE credits in the area of Professional Practice.

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Monica Wallace:

• Equal Rights Amendment
• Equal Rights Krueger Bill
• Reproductive Health Act of 2019

Lucinda Finley

• Presentation
• Summary of Dobbs Opinions
  
• The New Abortion Battleground (recommended reading)

Amy Semet

• Presentation