As a child, I was encouraged to be anything I wanted to be (as long it was among the acceptable careers in the Indian trifecta: lawyer/doctor/ engineer). But for the most part, I never felt that I was treated any differently than my little brother or my male friends in school. But as we got … Continue reading Historical Highlights: US. v. VA.
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Marcia, Marcia, Marcia: Gender Bias in the Courtroom
In 1995, I was two years old, too young to have known much about the OJ Simpson case from personal experience. So when American Crime Story aired their first season on the trial of a century in 2016, I dove right in. At the time, I was 1L with aspirations to be a criminal defense … Continue reading Marcia, Marcia, Marcia: Gender Bias in the Courtroom
Pop Culture Spotlight: The Ends, the Means, and the Inbetweens
“For although the act condemns the doer, the end may justify him…” ~Niccolo Machiavelli; Discourses: I, 9 Writing has always been something that came naturally to me. My friends in law school often joked when we found ourselves having to split a bill, that we didn't come to law school to have to do math … Continue reading Pop Culture Spotlight: The Ends, the Means, and the Inbetweens
Project (Wo)Mansfield
Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve . ~J.K. Rowling Arabella Mansfield née Belle Aurelia Babb After graduation had passed and I settled into bar prep mode, I realized the reality of the legal profession--good grades and all the clinics in the world meant nothing if I couldn't pass the bar. Passing the bar exam … Continue reading Project (Wo)Mansfield
Breaking into the Boys’ Club
"Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time." ~ Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg When Ruth Bader Ginsburg enrolled as a law student at Harvard Law School, she was one of only eight female students in a class of over 500. Today, the landscape of legal academia … Continue reading Breaking into the Boys’ Club
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