Feminist law professor, family law lawyer and law professor, Center on Applied Feminism, Bronfein Family Law Clinic, @ubaltlaw, @ProfMEJohnson@mastodon.sdf.org
Baltimore, MD
Joined April 2019
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Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
I’m seeing a lot of confusion about the Equal Rights Amendment online.
I've been working on the ERA for 13 years & literally wrote a book about it.
So, let me help answer some questions.
1) Yes, it really is a real amendment & fully part of the U.S. Constitution. Full stop.
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The National Archivist has stated the amendment cannot be certified without action from Congress or the courts:
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Biden's January 17, 2025 statement is purely symbolic and lacks legal authority:
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The original ratification deadline of 1979 (extended to 1982) was missed:
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Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
President Biden’s official notice to the nation today follows clearly established precedent dating back to President Adams in 1798. The ERA is a valid part of our Constitution.
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The Archivist of the United States, charged with publishing ratified amendments, states:
"At this time, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) cannot be certified as part of the Constitution due to... legal, judicial, and procedural decisions."
Biden's statement is symbolic.
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Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
Join us next Tues 10/15 for a book talk on the criminalization of pregnancy with Prof. Grace Howard! #VitalSigns #freeCLE @DrexelKlineLaw
Join us for “Policing Pregnancy: A Book Talk with Grace Howard” on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 4 p.m. in ISB 112! 🎙️📚 Hosted by CLPSA, Vital Signs, & the Undergraduate Law Program. ⭐ Free CLE available. Register here: secure.touchnet.com/C20688_u…
Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
NEW REPORT‼️ The data shows there were more pregnancy-related prosecutions in the first year after Dobbs than in ANY prior year.
Why? State actors are emboldened, putting pregnant people under INCREASED surveillance and making a dire situation even worse.
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Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
So proud to have worked on this landmark piece of legislation that sent our women athletes to Paris on equal footing with the men commerce.senate.gov/2024/7/p…
Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
My thoughts about the warnings that NIL, etc. will destroy our Olympic pipeline: baltimoresun.com/2024/04/18/…
Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
So excited to welcome Dean Reed to UBalt Law!
We are excited to announce that LaVonda N. Reed, J.D., has been named dean of @ubaltlaw. Reed, who will begin her duties at the University on July 1, brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and passion to her new role. bit.ly/3PxEJ0j
ALT Photo of Dean LaVonda Reed by Meg Buscema of Georgia State University's Department of Public Relations and Marketing Communications.
Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
Congratulations to my former student @iyannaarrington and her fellow @ubaltlaw student @victoriagarner for winning the @NBLSA Moot Court Competion🎉🎉
University of Baltimore Law Students Win National Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Contest ublawaccolades.wordpress.com… via @ubaltlaw
Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
The clinical fellowship that launched my academic career is hiring! Come work with the amazing, @ProfMEJohnson1 and the rest of @ubaltlaw’s incredible faculty. Feel free to reach out if you’re interested or want to learn more. ubalt.edu/about-ub/offices-a…
Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
Hot off the Mich. J. Gen. & L. presses: my essay with @NaomiCahn, @Ebcooper19, @ProfBCrawford, @ProfMEJohnson1 + @egwaldman making the case for #TitleIX's regs to explicitly include menstruation, menopause or related conditions ⬇🩸⬇🩸⬇
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Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
A doctor decapitated her baby during delivery after delaying a c-section and using extremely excessive force. We must end the reproductive violence against Black women that began during slavery and extended through mass sterilization & maternal mortality. cnn.com/2023/08/09/us/georgi…
Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
Did you know the year of Dobbs brought four new federal laws protecting women's rights at work, they got support of Rs like Lindsey Graham, and Ds jeopardized one of these laws? My latest on the upside-down nature of women's rights at work after Dobbs: onlabor.org/dobbs-and-the-co…
Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
Thank you @WB_DOL for organizing this conversation about menstrual equity in the workplace.
These are the kinds of conversations we need to be having, and we are proud to be a part of such an important space.
#MenstrualEquity #MenstrualFriendlySpaces
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Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
Thanks to @AnneHCullen @Law360 for highlighting #MenopauseMatters at work!
"It's important for everyone to remember — whether you're an employer, worker or a union rep — that periods, perimenopause and menopause all happen at work...." law360.com/employment-author…
Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
NEW: Henrietta Lacks’ family reaches historic settlement, wins compensation for her stolen cells trib.al/ES77F5M
Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
We are very excited about this position! Share! Apply! careers.insidehighered.com/j…
Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
Dear Bar Examiners: We Still Need Breast-Pumping Accommodations, abovethelaw.com/2023/07/dear…
Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
PP launched a report calling global leaders to incorporate #menstrualhealth into their agendas to support progress towards #SDGs. This report builds on our comment in the BMJ in 2022 that calls for global leaders to do more to drive menstrual justice
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Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
Today, @ShantaTrivedi argues that the state’s claim to care for children is often little more than an excuse to punish their parents.
The latest installment in our double feature symposium on *Torn Apart* and *Prosecuting Poverty.*
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Prof. Margaret E. Johnson Threads @margaretjohnson retweeted
My wonderful supervisor talking about her book at the @MenstruationOrg conference in Bethesda, Maryland! @CRostvik
