Jill Filipovic

Jill Filipovic is a freelance writer in New York and a blogger at Feministe. She holds a B.A. and a J.D. from New York University.

Dear Rep. Franklin: I Submit My Used Tampons as Evidence

Jill Filipovic

As Amie reported earlier, Georgia Rep. Bobby Franklin is pushing legislation to criminalize miscarriage. Jill Filipovic suggests we help him by sending in our used tampons.

Facing Down Condescension and Lectures, Sotomayor Teaches Senators About Civics and More

Jill Filipovic

Surrounded by senators dripping with condescension, Judge Sotomayor responded with respect, nuance and a solid grounding in the law - to the point where the hearings sometimes felt like a high school civics class.

Sotomayor Heads to the Senate

Jill Filipovic

The justices who evaluated Ricci are not "raceless," yet no one suggests their whiteness influences their views on racial inequality. Sotomayor, though, is branded a "racist" because she voted to uphold a lower court decision based on well-established legal theory.

Fair and Balanced: Weighing Sotomayor’s Opinions

Jill Filipovic

Sotomayor's trail of opinions paints a picture of a fair-minded, incisive legal scholar who is unafraid to stake out unpopular but legally meritorious positions. Right-wingers are going to oppose her nomination with full force - we would be foolish to do it for them.

Jill Filipovic

Dear Rep. Franklin: I Submit My Used Tampons as Evidence

Facing Down Condescension and Lectures, Sotomayor Teaches Senators About Civics and More

Sotomayor Heads to the Senate

Fair and Balanced: Weighing Sotomayor’s Opinions

As Supreme Court Nomination Speculation Heats Up, Keeping Our Eyes on the Bigger Prize

Thanks, Joe Biden: Abortion Is A Personal Decision

Obama and the Acceptable Abortion

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