Grace Watkins
@gracewatkins.bsky.social
Incoming Liman Law Fellow + History DPhil student
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Wrote this jot about Grace Watkins's great article Piety Police, highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of universities or policing
Religious Police Forces with Public Powers - Legal History
Grace Watkins, Piety Police, 134 Yale L.J. 2645 (2025).Jonathon BoothOver the past decade, histories of American policing have proliferated. Understandably, the majority of these works have focused on...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Wrote this jot about Grace Watkins's great article Piety Police, highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of universities or policing
Reposted by Grace Watkins
It's publication day for "Marital Privilege," by my phenomenal Penn Carey Law colleague @serenamayeri.bsky.social! If you are interested in marriage, non-marital intimate relationships, family law, inequality, 20th c. legal history, law & social movements -- this book is a must-read! #LegalHistory
Legal historian traces history of ‘marital privilege’ in American law | Penn Today
Penn Carey Law’s Serena Mayeri’s new book highlights how legal battles against ‘marital supremacy’ advanced equality and the challenges that remain.
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July 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It's publication day for "Marital Privilege," by my phenomenal Penn Carey Law colleague @serenamayeri.bsky.social! If you are interested in marriage, non-marital intimate relationships, family law, inequality, 20th c. legal history, law & social movements -- this book is a must-read! #LegalHistory
My Note on the history of the BYU Police was published in the Yale Law Journal last week. I argue the department engaged in morals policing that blurred the line between law enforcement and religious discipline, especially through sting operations that used undercover students to pose as gay men.
Piety Police
This Note uncovers the history of how the Brigham Young University Police Department blurred the boundaries between criminal law and church doctrine. These practices included sting operations that use...
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July 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My Note on the history of the BYU Police was published in the Yale Law Journal last week. I argue the department engaged in morals policing that blurred the line between law enforcement and religious discipline, especially through sting operations that used undercover students to pose as gay men.
Reposted by Grace Watkins
Thrilled to host this amazing group at Drexel for another wonderful Family Law Scholars & Teachers Conference! Most grateful for the generous feedback, new ideas, and supportive community #FLSTC @drexelklinelaw.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Thrilled to host this amazing group at Drexel for another wonderful Family Law Scholars & Teachers Conference! Most grateful for the generous feedback, new ideas, and supportive community #FLSTC @drexelklinelaw.bsky.social