Jill Hasday
@jillhasday.bsky.social
Law Professor, University of Minnesota. Constitutional Law • Family Law • Sex Equality. Three books—We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality, Intimate Lies and the Law, and Family Law Reimagined.
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Jill Hasday
@jillhasday.bsky.social
· Mar 13
I am delighted to report that today is publication day for my new book! In a nation whose Constitution purports to speak for “We the People,” too many of the stories that powerful Americans tell about law and society include only #WeTheMen. Check out my website for more information: jillhasday.com
On this day in 2025, just one woman chairs a House Committee and the Speaker of the House has what the @nytimes.com describes as "firm views about the distinct roles men and women should play in society." #WeTheMen
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Republican Anger Erupts at Johnson as Party Frets About Future
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December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
On this day in 2025, just one woman chairs a House Committee and the Speaker of the House has what the @nytimes.com describes as "firm views about the distinct roles men and women should play in society." #WeTheMen
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On this day in 1866, Lucy Stone and her husband, Henry Blackwell, lectured about suffrage in Vineland, New Jersey. They inspired audience members, including Portia Kellogg Gage, to establish an Equal Rights Association, which advocated for voting rights “irrespective of sex or color.” #WeTheMen
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
On this day in 1866, Lucy Stone and her husband, Henry Blackwell, lectured about suffrage in Vineland, New Jersey. They inspired audience members, including Portia Kellogg Gage, to establish an Equal Rights Association, which advocated for voting rights “irrespective of sex or color.” #WeTheMen
On this day in 2015, SecDef Ash Carter ended the sex-based exclusion of women from combat positions in the U.S. military. He wrote: “Anyone, who can meet operationally relevant and gender neutral standards, regardless of gender, should have the opportunity to serve in any position.” #WeTheMen
December 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
On this day in 2015, SecDef Ash Carter ended the sex-based exclusion of women from combat positions in the U.S. military. He wrote: “Anyone, who can meet operationally relevant and gender neutral standards, regardless of gender, should have the opportunity to serve in any position.” #WeTheMen
Intimate deception is not new, but the widespread availability of DNA testing now makes some forms of deception harder to conceal: “The affairs have always been going on, but now they’re getting discovered." #IntimateLies
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They Found Relatives on 23andMe—and Asked for a Cut of the Inheritance
Surprise heirs are showing up because of DNA test kits and sowing disorder for people handling their loved ones’ estates.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Intimate deception is not new, but the widespread availability of DNA testing now makes some forms of deception harder to conceal: “The affairs have always been going on, but now they’re getting discovered." #IntimateLies
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On this day in 1911, Harriet Fleischl Pilpel was born. In the years before Roe, she successfully pushed the ACLU to support abortion rights. She argued that laws against abortion were a form of “class legislation” that disproportionately blocked poor women from accessing abortion. #WeTheMen
December 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
On this day in 1911, Harriet Fleischl Pilpel was born. In the years before Roe, she successfully pushed the ACLU to support abortion rights. She argued that laws against abortion were a form of “class legislation” that disproportionately blocked poor women from accessing abortion. #WeTheMen
Welcome to Minnesota Law!
I guess this means it's official!! I am beyond thrilled to be joining Minnesota Law as an associate professor next year.
Now taking recommendations for your favorite winter gear!
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Now taking recommendations for your favorite winter gear!
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December 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Welcome to Minnesota Law!
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Professor @jillhasday.bsky.social was quoted in Canada’s @ledevoir.com on the presidential pardon power. She said: “The President's pardon power, especially when combined with presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, can be destabilizing for democracy and the rule of law.”
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December 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Professor @jillhasday.bsky.social was quoted in Canada’s @ledevoir.com on the presidential pardon power. She said: “The President's pardon power, especially when combined with presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, can be destabilizing for democracy and the rule of law.”
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On this day in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, AL. She later said: “I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. . . . No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.” #WeTheMen
December 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
On this day in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, AL. She later said: “I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. . . . No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.” #WeTheMen
On this day in 1924, Shirley Chisholm was born. She became the 1st African American Congresswoman (D-NY, 1969-83). In 1972, she ran for the Dem. pres. nomination. When the networks blocked her from participating in televised debates, she sued & won the right to deliver a televised speech. #WeTheMen
November 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
On this day in 1924, Shirley Chisholm was born. She became the 1st African American Congresswoman (D-NY, 1969-83). In 1972, she ran for the Dem. pres. nomination. When the networks blocked her from participating in televised debates, she sued & won the right to deliver a televised speech. #WeTheMen
On this day in 1876, Nellie Tayloe Ross was born. In 1924 Wyoming, she won election as the first female governor in the United States and served the remainder of her late husband’s term. She championed workers’ rights and supported prohibition. #WeTheMen
November 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
On this day in 1876, Nellie Tayloe Ross was born. In 1924 Wyoming, she won election as the first female governor in the United States and served the remainder of her late husband’s term. She championed workers’ rights and supported prohibition. #WeTheMen
OTD in 2025, the Trump admin is not classifying advanced degrees in nursing as professional degrees, which will limit students’ access to loans. In contrast, chiropractic degrees do count as prof degrees. Did women’s prevalence in nursing shape this choice? #WeTheMen
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Trump administration says nursing isn't a professional degree amid new limits on loans
The new student loan caps take effect in July. Here's what that means for students looking to pursue advanced nursing degrees.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
OTD in 2025, the Trump admin is not classifying advanced degrees in nursing as professional degrees, which will limit students’ access to loans. In contrast, chiropractic degrees do count as prof degrees. Did women’s prevalence in nursing shape this choice? #WeTheMen
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Sarah Josepha Hale was an activist & writer. You know her most famous work: “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” In 1863, she successfully pushed President Lincoln to proclaim a national day of Thanksgiving, to be held on the 4th Thursday in November. Happy Thanksgiving! #WeTheMen
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November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Sarah Josepha Hale was an activist & writer. You know her most famous work: “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” In 1863, she successfully pushed President Lincoln to proclaim a national day of Thanksgiving, to be held on the 4th Thursday in November. Happy Thanksgiving! #WeTheMen
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On this day in 1883, Sojourner Truth died. Born into slavery in New York, she became a suffragist and abolitionist. Truth probably never used the refrain “Ain’t I a Woman,” but she did mock white men who opposed women’s rights. #WeTheMen
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November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
On this day in 1883, Sojourner Truth died. Born into slavery in New York, she became a suffragist and abolitionist. Truth probably never used the refrain “Ain’t I a Woman,” but she did mock white men who opposed women’s rights. #WeTheMen
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On this day in 1792, Sarah Grimké was born. Her father was a wealthy slaveholder but she became an abolitionist & woman’s rights pioneer. Her Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Women (1838) was one of the first woman’s rights pamphlets published in the United States. #WeTheMen
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1792, Sarah Grimké was born. Her father was a wealthy slaveholder but she became an abolitionist & woman’s rights pioneer. Her Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Women (1838) was one of the first woman’s rights pamphlets published in the United States. #WeTheMen
On this day in 2000, the UN recognized the first International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In the US, at least 12 states still treat sex crimes more leniently if they occur within marriage. In We the Men, I explore why courts haven’t struck those laws down. #WeTheMen
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
On this day in 2000, the UN recognized the first International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In the US, at least 12 states still treat sex crimes more leniently if they occur within marriage. In We the Men, I explore why courts haven’t struck those laws down. #WeTheMen
On this day in 2025, the death of Viola Fletcher was announced. At 7, she survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Congress did not hear her testimony about the attack until she was 106.
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Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
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November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
On this day in 2025, the death of Viola Fletcher was announced. At 7, she survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Congress did not hear her testimony about the attack until she was 106.
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This was a fun conversation!
Professor @jillhasday.bsky.social appeared on the @strictscrutiny.bsky.social podcast to discuss her new book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This was a fun conversation!
I had a great time on Strict Scrutiny discussing my new book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality. Thanks to Kate Shaw for interviewing me. #WeTheMen @strictscrutiny.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social
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November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I had a great time on Strict Scrutiny discussing my new book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality. Thanks to Kate Shaw for interviewing me. #WeTheMen @strictscrutiny.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social
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On this day in 1883, the Washington territory extended suffrage to women. But a court invalidated that law in 1887. When the legislature enacted a new woman suffrage law in 1888, a court invalidated the 2d law a few months later. Women in Washington state didn’t win the vote until 1910. #WeTheMen
November 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
On this day in 1883, the Washington territory extended suffrage to women. But a court invalidated that law in 1887. When the legislature enacted a new woman suffrage law in 1888, a court invalidated the 2d law a few months later. Women in Washington state didn’t win the vote until 1910. #WeTheMen
On this day in 1971, the Supreme Ct decided Reed v. Reed. The Ct’s holding that Idaho could not prefer men over women as the administrators of estates was the first Sup Ct decision invalidating a law for denying women equal protection. It had been 103 years since the 14th A’s ratification. #WeTheMen
November 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
On this day in 1971, the Supreme Ct decided Reed v. Reed. The Ct’s holding that Idaho could not prefer men over women as the administrators of estates was the first Sup Ct decision invalidating a law for denying women equal protection. It had been 103 years since the 14th A’s ratification. #WeTheMen
This was a fun conversation!
Professor @jillhasday.bsky.social appeared on the @lawyer 2 Lawyer 2 Lawyer Podcast on @legaltalknet.bsky.social to discuss her book, Intimate Lies and the Law.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This was a fun conversation!
When, if ever, should the law provide remedies for a broken heart? It was my pleasure to speak with J. Craig Williams about the tort of alienation of affection and my book, Intimate Lies and the Law. #IntimateLies
Alienation of affection. Litigation. Intimate deception. Tune in to #Lawyer2Lawyer with host J.Craig Williams @legaltalknet.bsky.social and special guest @jillhasday.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social
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November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
When, if ever, should the law provide remedies for a broken heart? It was my pleasure to speak with J. Craig Williams about the tort of alienation of affection and my book, Intimate Lies and the Law. #IntimateLies
On this day in 1910, Pauli Murray was born. While a law student at Howard in the 1940s, Murray wrote a paper that the NAACP used to develop arguments attacking racially segregated public education. In 1964, Murray wrote a memo that helped save the sex discrimination prohibition in Title 7. #WeTheMen
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
On this day in 1910, Pauli Murray was born. While a law student at Howard in the 1940s, Murray wrote a paper that the NAACP used to develop arguments attacking racially segregated public education. In 1964, Murray wrote a memo that helped save the sex discrimination prohibition in Title 7. #WeTheMen
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Read about how @alanrozenshtein.com, @nicholasbednar.bsky.social ’16, @jillhasday.bsky.social, Nadia Anguiano ’17, @rwpusa.bsky.social, and @khickmanjd.bsky.social are preparing the next generation of attorneys to protect the rule of law in the digital ed of Minnesota Law magazine:
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November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Read about how @alanrozenshtein.com, @nicholasbednar.bsky.social ’16, @jillhasday.bsky.social, Nadia Anguiano ’17, @rwpusa.bsky.social, and @khickmanjd.bsky.social are preparing the next generation of attorneys to protect the rule of law in the digital ed of Minnesota Law magazine:
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On this day in 1948, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Goesaert v. Cleary. The Court upheld a 1945 Michigan law that prohibited women from bartending in larger cities, while the Justices proclaimed that there had been “vast changes in the social and legal position of women.” #WeTheMen
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
On this day in 1948, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Goesaert v. Cleary. The Court upheld a 1945 Michigan law that prohibited women from bartending in larger cities, while the Justices proclaimed that there had been “vast changes in the social and legal position of women.” #WeTheMen