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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · Jun 10

Many of us have been talking about the intersection of abortion and assisted reproduction for a couple of decades now, so I was glad to have a chance to talk about the issue on the Critically Speaking podcast!

Critically Speaking with Therese Markow @criticallyspeaking.bsky.social · Jun 10

When IVF meets law: Are frozen embryos people, property, or something in between?
LISTEN: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517
Discover the complexities with expert @professormutch.bsky.social on this week’s Critically Speaking podcast.

#frozenembryos #conception

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · Jun 9

This Juneteenth at NJPAC, you can be present for the release and discussion of the New Jersey Reparations Council’s groundbreaking report, For Such a Time as This: The Nowness of Reparations for Black People in New Jersey.
Register here: www.njpac.org/event/the-no...

the nowness of reparations for black people in new jersey: a timely conversation

Buy tickets to at NJPAC. Located in Newark, NJPAC is New Jersey's leading performing arts center.

www.njpac.org

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Rutgers Law School @law.rutgers.edu · Jun 6

“It’s always a mistake to invite law enforcement into your reproductive life."

#RutgersLaw Professor @professormutch.bsky.social weighs in on the new warning from a West Virginia prosecutor that women who have miscarriages could get in trouble with the law: www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/h...
#lawsky

A West Virginia prosecutor is warning women that a miscarriage could lead to criminal charges | CNN

Amid a constantly changing reproductive landscape, one West Virginia prosecutor is warning people who have miscarriages in his state that they could get in trouble with the law.

www.cnn.com

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · Jun 8

Pro tip: do not call the cops to tell them that you’ve had a miscarriage in a state that bans almost all abortions.

Glad to be quoted here along with greats like @drkbrandi.bsky.social!!

@DrKBrandi (Kristyn Brandi, she/ella) @drkbrandi.bsky.social · Jun 7

Thanks @cnn.com for quoting me and cool people I respect (including my #NJ buddy @professormutch.bsky.social) about how #WV is suggesting people call the cops when they miscarry & hold onto their tissue. Just another example of unnecessarily policing pregnant people.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/h...

A West Virginia prosecutor is warning women that a miscarriage could lead to criminal charges | CNN

Amid a constantly changing reproductive landscape, one West Virginia prosecutor is warning people who have miscarriages in his state that they could get in trouble with the law.

www.cnn.com

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Deborah Archer @deborahnarcher.bsky.social · Jun 1

Is Brooklyn in the house?! I hope so. Join James Forman Jr. and me for a conversation about transportation injustice, systemic racism, and how we can move forward to build back better for everyone. June 9th at 6:30 pm - www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cbh...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 25

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“Over the last four months, the legal world — and the country — has been plunged into chaos, and the Supreme Court bears a heavy dose of responsibility,” writes Kate Shaw in a guest essay.

Opinion | Why Is This Supreme Court Handing Trump More and More Power?

www.nytimes.com

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 25

Unfortunately, it’s not clear that they will not be held responsible.

Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 25

Wish I could tell you who is going to end up footing that bill. Right now, it seems to be on the family.

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 24

My guest essay for @nytimes.com about Adriana Smith. This situation is a tragedy from top to bottom, and there is so much complexity that can't be teased out in so few words. May she and the family left behind find peace soon.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/o...

Opinion | A Brain-Dead Woman Is Being Kept on Machines to Gestate a Fetus. It Was Inevitable.

www.nytimes.com

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

And rounding out the collection:

www.ucpress.edu/books/social...

Social Movements and the Law by Lolita Inniss, Bridget Crawford - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

www.ucpress.edu

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

cap-press.com/books/isbn/9...

Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Beyond the First Year

Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Beyond the First Year (9781531024505). Authors: Nicole P. Dyszlewski. Carolina Academic Press

cap-press.com

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

The awards for the book with most provocative title of the panel goes to . . .

nyupress.org/978147982274...

The Politics of Perverts

Reveals the underexplored politics and activism of non-traditional sexual minoritiesOver the past four decades, there has been significant research focused o...

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

And another one. . .
www.ucpress.edu/books/inclus...

Inclusive Socratic Teaching by Jamie Abrams - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

www.ucpress.edu

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

Just met Professor Sonia Gomez today, but I'm excited to read her award winning book, Picture Bride, War Bride!

nyupress.org/978147980307...

Picture Bride, War Bride

Examines the role marriage played in the lives of Japanese women during periods of racial exclusion in the United StatesIn 1908 the United States and Japan a...

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

a close up of a cartoon character with a very angry face and a tie .

Alt: a close up of a cartoon character with a very angry face and a tie .

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

All good!!

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

So I think that you and I are basically saying the same thing in terms of the awfulness of qualified immunity but it’s worth describing the phenomenon accurately.

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

There’s a ton that can and should be done to keep qualified immunity from protecting awful governmental actors and some of that work happens in courtrooms because of lawsuits.

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

Not defending qualified immunity to be clear! But to say that it’s illegal to sue government actors like ICE agents, cops, judges, child welfare workers etc. is misleading. If qualified immunity applies, you won’t win a lawsuit, but its applicability gets decided because you sue!

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

www.ucpress.edu/books/stillb...

Stillbirth and the Law by Jill Lens - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

www.ucpress.edu

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

www.beacon.org/After-Dobbs-...

Beacon Press: After Dobbs

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

On today’s agenda at LSA: New Books in The Field, featuring great books by @dsc250.bsky.social, @jillwieberlens.bsky.social, and @jrabrams.bsky.social among others. I’ll link to some of them below!

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

Qualified immunity doesn’t mean that you can’t sue but it makes it very, very hard, but not impossible, to win.

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

You were such an amazing part of the discussion. I’m so grateful for you, the work that you do, and your ability to speak in a way that resonates deeply!

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Kimberly Mutcherson @professormutch.bsky.social · May 23

Thank you so much for sharing your brilliance with us!!!

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