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Making Preconception Tort Theory Crisper
Get PDFMore and more individuals seeking to expand their families make use of
someone else’s gametes to help create a child. Unsurprisingly, those
considering the use of donated or purchased gametes often seek reassurance
that the use of those gametes will not create an increased risk that a child
thereby produced will have a severe disease. Sometimes, because of negligence
or recklessness, gametes are used that result in children having severe disease
where that outcome would have been avoided though the use of reasonable
care. Regrettably, courts addressing whether liability may be imposed in such
cases have sometimes misunderstood and misapplied the prevailing
reproductive torts jurisprudence and denied recovery, thereby promoting the
very practices that public policy should discourage. This Article offers courts
an approach that is more likely to promote both individual interests and good
public policy
How To Change The Narrative Of The Women\u27s Suffrage Movement -- And Why It Matters
Get PDFHi, my name is Andrea Kupfer Schneider, Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for Women\u27s Leadership at Marquette University. In honor of the one hundredth anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment and in recognition of how important women are in this current election, we are delighted to bring you our virtual conference on Women\u27s Suffrage and Innovation. Thank you for joining us
Workplace Transparency Beyond Disclosure: What\u27s Blocking the View?
Get PDFRecent developments have exacerbated informational asymmetry between
employers and workers. Employers increasingly use “black box” automateddecision
systems, such as machine learning processes where algorithms are
used in recruitment and hiring. They have technological tools that enable
intense monitoring of workers. Contemporary work relationships have
changed, with trends toward remote and scattered worksites. Employees are
more frequently bound by nondisclosure agreements, non-disparagement
provisions, and mandatory arbitration agreements. These developments have
made it more difficult for workers to communicate with each other and to act
collectively
Toward Racially Equitable and Accountable Tech
Get PDFThis Article examines three distinct areas to consider how we might move
toward racially equitable and accountable tech. The three distinct areas are:
(1) fair housing, (2) surveillance, and (3) social media. Fair housing raises
questions about where today’s racially biased algorithms fit within the context
of historical, racist government housing policy. Surveillance raises questions
about how some tech tools render Black faces invisible, while others render
Black faces dangerously conspicuous. Social media highlights the clash
between civil rights and civil liberties, especially when racial justice conflicts
with freedom of speech. Our analysis leads us to consider the extent to which
legal and non-legal remedies can promote a racially equitable and accountable
tech industry. Moreover, in the context of a Biden administration, we consider
the promise of the federal government to lead us in the fight to promote change.
Ultimately, the Article suggests that legislators, lawyers, journalists, activists,
artists, designers, developers, and community organizers must work together,
using all available tools, to dismantle structural racism in tech