Statement from Cindy Kanusher, Executive Director of the Pace Women’s Justice Center on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization:
“It is with great sadness that we read today’s Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating a constitutional right for all Americans. Today, we are all faced with the new reality that our right to make appropriate health care and reproductive decisions has been severely curtailed and the federal protections we have enjoyed for three generations are gone.
“We take some comfort that here in New York, our state and local governments have acted to protect access to reproductive healthcare and our right to choose. Nevertheless, the ramifications of this Supreme Court decision will be dangerous and far-reaching. As the dissent in Dobbs notes, “[r]especting a woman as an autonomous being, and granting her full equality, meant giving her substantial choice over this most personal and most consequential of all life decisions.” Pace Women’s Justice Center has spent the past 30 years working to ensure that our clients can exercise their legal rights and have access to justice. It is now more important than ever that we continue to do so.”
Haub Law Professor Morghan Richardson speaks to the New York Post on the recent New York court ruling that intentionally transmitting a sexually transmitted disease to a spouse can constitute domestic violence. Professor Richardson describes the decision as a significant legal development and a potential landmark moment for domestic violence jurisprudence.
In coverage examining the impact of a little-known U.S. Department of Agriculture committee on Black farmers, Haub Law Professor Josh Galperin tells Capital B that democratic participation requires more than elections alone, emphasizing the importance of transparency, open discussion, and equitable participation in government advisory processes — and Yahoo News has the story.
Haub Law Professor Emeritus Michael Mushlin co-authors an op-ed in the New York Law Journal warning against proposed cuts that would eliminate funding for the Correctional Association of New York—the state’s only independent prison oversight body. The authors argue that oversight is critical amid rising prison deaths, staffing shortages, and instability, writing that accountability mechanisms are essential safeguards against abuse and neglect.