Doron Dorfman
@dorfmandoron.bsky.social
Professor, Seton Hall Law School. Torts, Healthcare Law, Disability Law, Employment Law, Family Law, and Empirical Legal Studies. My scholarship: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2440349
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I am just thrilled to have my new article Third-Party Accommodations officially out @michlawreview.bsky.social! The MLR editors were a pleasure to work with and sharing the same volume as @kovarsky.bsky.social & Daniel Fryer is the cherry on top. Read it: repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol124/i...
Congratulations @dtraficonte.bsky.social & @yalelawjournal.bsky.social 🥳
Excited that my new article is now out in the @yalelawjournal.bsky.social! The article takes a look at intramural research (R&D funded and performed by the government) from an innovation law perspective: yalelawjournal.org/article/gove...
Government Research | Yale Law Journal
Previous scholarship has analyzed a host of innovation institutions––including patents, prizes, and grants––but has overlooked government-conducted...
yalelawjournal.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Congratulations @dtraficonte.bsky.social & @yalelawjournal.bsky.social 🥳
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Huge congratulations to my Seton Hall Law Colleague Ed Hartnett for his appointment by Chief Justice Roberts as a reporter to the judicial conference on the rules of civ pro! Eddy is a brilliant and supportive colleague who’s often too modest. law.shu.edu/news/profess...
Professor Edward Hartnett Appointed by Chief Justice Roberts to Serve as Reporter to the Judicial Conference Committee on the Rules of Practice and Procedure - Seton Hall Law School
law.shu.edu
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Huge congratulations to my Seton Hall Law Colleague Ed Hartnett for his appointment by Chief Justice Roberts as a reporter to the judicial conference on the rules of civ pro! Eddy is a brilliant and supportive colleague who’s often too modest. law.shu.edu/news/profess...
Huge congratulations to my Seton Hall Law Colleague Ed Hartnett for his appointment by Chief Justice Roberts as a reporter to the judicial conference on the rules of civ pro! Eddy is a brilliant and supportive colleague who’s often too modest. law.shu.edu/news/profess...
Professor Edward Hartnett Appointed by Chief Justice Roberts to Serve as Reporter to the Judicial Conference Committee on the Rules of Practice and Procedure - Seton Hall Law School
law.shu.edu
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Huge congratulations to my Seton Hall Law Colleague Ed Hartnett for his appointment by Chief Justice Roberts as a reporter to the judicial conference on the rules of civ pro! Eddy is a brilliant and supportive colleague who’s often too modest. law.shu.edu/news/profess...
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The killjoys on the Fifth Circuit have upheld Texas's ban on drag shows--a ban clearly aimed at speech
Federal appeals court says Texas can enforce ban on 'sexually oriented' drag shows
A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can enforce Senate Bill 12, which restricts "sexually oriented performances" in front of kids. The judges said drag shows aren't necessarily sexual, and th...
www.kut.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The killjoys on the Fifth Circuit have upheld Texas's ban on drag shows--a ban clearly aimed at speech
This story about surrogacy without a genetic tie to the prospective parents is wild. In 2016, I wrote on such dilemmas in Surrogate Parenthood: Between Genetics and Intent. Stunning my analysis was adopted under extreme circumstances. academic.oup.com/jlb/article/...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/m...
Surrogate Parenthood: Between Genetics and Intent
In an era of stunning technological progress, the notion of ‘parentage’ has become increasingly contentious in the Western world. With leaps and bounds in
academic.oup.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This story about surrogacy without a genetic tie to the prospective parents is wild. In 2016, I wrote on such dilemmas in Surrogate Parenthood: Between Genetics and Intent. Stunning my analysis was adopted under extreme circumstances. academic.oup.com/jlb/article/...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/m...
I loved coming to the office this morning to find a reprint of the fascinating @uclalawreview.bsky.social article by @labelleverite.bsky.social on the intersection of disability & race in death investigations. Despite the somewhat gloomy topic it’s an excellent read! Thank you & congrats, Britney! 🥳
November 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I loved coming to the office this morning to find a reprint of the fascinating @uclalawreview.bsky.social article by @labelleverite.bsky.social on the intersection of disability & race in death investigations. Despite the somewhat gloomy topic it’s an excellent read! Thank you & congrats, Britney! 🥳
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A lot of the damage that happens during the early yrs of RA is irreversible.
Interesting info here about why it may be worth it to start a biologic and skip over the conventional DMARDs during the early days of an RA diagnosis (and how cost so often drives the clinical decision).
Interesting info here about why it may be worth it to start a biologic and skip over the conventional DMARDs during the early days of an RA diagnosis (and how cost so often drives the clinical decision).
Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis: Is Prevention Feasible?
Studies suggest strategies that may help
www.medpagetoday.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A lot of the damage that happens during the early yrs of RA is irreversible.
Interesting info here about why it may be worth it to start a biologic and skip over the conventional DMARDs during the early days of an RA diagnosis (and how cost so often drives the clinical decision).
Interesting info here about why it may be worth it to start a biologic and skip over the conventional DMARDs during the early days of an RA diagnosis (and how cost so often drives the clinical decision).
I am just thrilled to have my new article Third-Party Accommodations officially out @michlawreview.bsky.social! The MLR editors were a pleasure to work with and sharing the same volume as @kovarsky.bsky.social & Daniel Fryer is the cherry on top. Read it: repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol124/i...
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I am just thrilled to have my new article Third-Party Accommodations officially out @michlawreview.bsky.social! The MLR editors were a pleasure to work with and sharing the same volume as @kovarsky.bsky.social & Daniel Fryer is the cherry on top. Read it: repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol124/i...
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SNAP benefits are about to lapse because of the shutdown. Reminders:
1. About 1 in 2 children will receive SNAP benefits at some point and 1 in 4 children are receiving benefits in a given month.
2. Trump is already planning to cut SNAP in other ways.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
1. About 1 in 2 children will receive SNAP benefits at some point and 1 in 4 children are receiving benefits in a given month.
2. Trump is already planning to cut SNAP in other ways.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
The Big Beautiful Bill has a SNAP Poison Pill
How states will get the blame for massive cuts to food stamps
donmoynihan.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
SNAP benefits are about to lapse because of the shutdown. Reminders:
1. About 1 in 2 children will receive SNAP benefits at some point and 1 in 4 children are receiving benefits in a given month.
2. Trump is already planning to cut SNAP in other ways.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
1. About 1 in 2 children will receive SNAP benefits at some point and 1 in 4 children are receiving benefits in a given month.
2. Trump is already planning to cut SNAP in other ways.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
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I'm thrilled to share my book is now available for preorder!
Disabled Power: A Storm, A Grid, and Embodied Harm in the Age of Disaster
NYU Press
nyupress.org/978147982814...
Use code NYUAU30 for 30% off
#nyupress #sociology #climatesky
Disabled Power: A Storm, A Grid, and Embodied Harm in the Age of Disaster
NYU Press
nyupress.org/978147982814...
Use code NYUAU30 for 30% off
#nyupress #sociology #climatesky
Disabled Power
A call to place disability at the center of climate and disaster responsesEvery disaster is a disability disaster, argues Angela Frederick. Disabled Power te...
nyupress.org
October 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I'm thrilled to share my book is now available for preorder!
Disabled Power: A Storm, A Grid, and Embodied Harm in the Age of Disaster
NYU Press
nyupress.org/978147982814...
Use code NYUAU30 for 30% off
#nyupress #sociology #climatesky
Disabled Power: A Storm, A Grid, and Embodied Harm in the Age of Disaster
NYU Press
nyupress.org/978147982814...
Use code NYUAU30 for 30% off
#nyupress #sociology #climatesky
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Grateful to @georgetownuni.bsky.social's The Hoya for the flattering story on my recent visit to @oneillinstitute.bsky.social & Program in Disability Studies to talk about my new project Third-Party Accommodations (forthcoming @michlawreview.bsky.social). Check it out 👇 thehoya.com/science/the-...
Talk on the Limits of the ADA Examines Scope, Accommodations
In a Sept. 25 lecture at Riggs Library, Doron Dorfman, professor of disability law at Seton Hall University School of Law, contended that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) remains too limited…
thehoya.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Grateful to @georgetownuni.bsky.social's The Hoya for the flattering story on my recent visit to @oneillinstitute.bsky.social & Program in Disability Studies to talk about my new project Third-Party Accommodations (forthcoming @michlawreview.bsky.social). Check it out 👇 thehoya.com/science/the-...
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Great work from my friends at Disability Rights North Carolina on this case.
Nursing facilities can’t blanket ban people with addiction history, per N.C. settlement www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/a... via @statnews.com
Nursing facilities can’t blanket ban people with addiction history, per N.C. settlement www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/a... via @statnews.com
Nursing facilities can’t blanket ban people with addiction history, per N.C. settlement
The ADA is the basis of an agreement that keeps North Carolina nursing centers from excluding all people with addiction histories.
www.statnews.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Great work from my friends at Disability Rights North Carolina on this case.
Nursing facilities can’t blanket ban people with addiction history, per N.C. settlement www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/a... via @statnews.com
Nursing facilities can’t blanket ban people with addiction history, per N.C. settlement www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/a... via @statnews.com
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Proud to see our next Future of Health Care panel taking on stillbirth prevention—an issue that deserves far more attention. Join us Nov. 13 (12–1:30 PM ET) for this critical dialogue.
Join AUWCL’s Health Law & Policy Program for Preventing Stillbirth: Legal, Policy, and Public Health Perspectives on Thurs, Nov 13 from 12–1:30 PM ET (Hybrid).
Experts explore stillbirth prevention, legal frameworks, and reproductive justice.
Register (Free): tinyurl.com/4xvm6s6b
Experts explore stillbirth prevention, legal frameworks, and reproductive justice.
Register (Free): tinyurl.com/4xvm6s6b
October 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Proud to see our next Future of Health Care panel taking on stillbirth prevention—an issue that deserves far more attention. Join us Nov. 13 (12–1:30 PM ET) for this critical dialogue.
Grateful to @georgetownuni.bsky.social's The Hoya for the flattering story on my recent visit to @oneillinstitute.bsky.social & Program in Disability Studies to talk about my new project Third-Party Accommodations (forthcoming @michlawreview.bsky.social). Check it out 👇 thehoya.com/science/the-...
Talk on the Limits of the ADA Examines Scope, Accommodations
In a Sept. 25 lecture at Riggs Library, Doron Dorfman, professor of disability law at Seton Hall University School of Law, contended that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) remains too limited…
thehoya.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Grateful to @georgetownuni.bsky.social's The Hoya for the flattering story on my recent visit to @oneillinstitute.bsky.social & Program in Disability Studies to talk about my new project Third-Party Accommodations (forthcoming @michlawreview.bsky.social). Check it out 👇 thehoya.com/science/the-...
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OSERS is currently shrinking or already gone. A reminder that from 1993-01, Judy Heumann worked there (as Assistant Secretary).
October 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
OSERS is currently shrinking or already gone. A reminder that from 1993-01, Judy Heumann worked there (as Assistant Secretary).
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Hunters Point Library will forever be notoriously remembered as an example of bad & inaccessible architecture in NYC (alongside the Vassal). Read more about this litigation in my article The Professionalization of Urban Accessibility: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
www.archpaper.com/2025/10/disa...
www.archpaper.com/2025/10/disa...
www.archpaper.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Hunters Point Library will forever be notoriously remembered as an example of bad & inaccessible architecture in NYC (alongside the Vassal). Read more about this litigation in my article The Professionalization of Urban Accessibility: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
www.archpaper.com/2025/10/disa...
www.archpaper.com/2025/10/disa...
Hunters Point Library will forever be notoriously remembered as an example of bad & inaccessible architecture in NYC (alongside the Vassal). Read more about this litigation in my article The Professionalization of Urban Accessibility: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
www.archpaper.com/2025/10/disa...
www.archpaper.com/2025/10/disa...
www.archpaper.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Hunters Point Library will forever be notoriously remembered as an example of bad & inaccessible architecture in NYC (alongside the Vassal). Read more about this litigation in my article The Professionalization of Urban Accessibility: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
www.archpaper.com/2025/10/disa...
www.archpaper.com/2025/10/disa...
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Superfest Disability Film Festival is October 16-19! Join us for this one of a kind event as we explore films and panels about and by disabled people that portrays disability through a diverse, complex, and engaging lens.
Tickets are free - get yours today at: superfestfilm.org
Tickets are free - get yours today at: superfestfilm.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Superfest Disability Film Festival is October 16-19! Join us for this one of a kind event as we explore films and panels about and by disabled people that portrays disability through a diverse, complex, and engaging lens.
Tickets are free - get yours today at: superfestfilm.org
Tickets are free - get yours today at: superfestfilm.org
It was an amazing experience to come back to @syracuselaw.bsky.social, where I started my academic career & visit many friends. My talk on the duty to accommodate was well attended with a thoughtful & engaged audience—I was humbled! Thank you, @katmacfarlane.bsky.social for the warm hospitality 🙏🏻❤️
October 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
It was an amazing experience to come back to @syracuselaw.bsky.social, where I started my academic career & visit many friends. My talk on the duty to accommodate was well attended with a thoughtful & engaged audience—I was humbled! Thank you, @katmacfarlane.bsky.social for the warm hospitality 🙏🏻❤️
Thanks so much for having me! Such an engaged and thoughtful audience @syracuselaw.bsky.social!
Packed house for @dorfmandoron.bsky.social’s presentation today @syracuselaw.bsky.social!
October 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Thanks so much for having me! Such an engaged and thoughtful audience @syracuselaw.bsky.social!
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Radiolab: Podcasts | WNYC Studios | Podcasts
Investigating a strange world.
radiolab.org
September 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.
Legal Theory Blog
Discover our latest articles and updates. Stay informed with recent posts that cover a variety of topics you care about!
legaltheoryblog.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.
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When @dorfmandoron.bsky.social is coming to town one must advertise appropriately.
October 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
When @dorfmandoron.bsky.social is coming to town one must advertise appropriately.
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I have been off bluesky for a while - but this is a good reason to be back. Check out the latest from me, @reshmagar.bsky.social & @hollylynchez.bsky.social!
With thanks to the many folks whose work informed this piece, incl @rachelsachs.bsky.social , @sbagen.bsky.social @drjoshs.bsky.social...
With thanks to the many folks whose work informed this piece, incl @rachelsachs.bsky.social , @sbagen.bsky.social @drjoshs.bsky.social...
New from @pzettler.bsky.social @reshmagar.bsky.social + me in @jhppl.bsky.social.
We describe themes driving historic FDA reforms, explain how what's happening under Trump2 is different + call for principles to guide FDA reform and activity across administrations.
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
We describe themes driving historic FDA reforms, explain how what's happening under Trump2 is different + call for principles to guide FDA reform and activity across administrations.
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
October 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I have been off bluesky for a while - but this is a good reason to be back. Check out the latest from me, @reshmagar.bsky.social & @hollylynchez.bsky.social!
With thanks to the many folks whose work informed this piece, incl @rachelsachs.bsky.social , @sbagen.bsky.social @drjoshs.bsky.social...
With thanks to the many folks whose work informed this piece, incl @rachelsachs.bsky.social , @sbagen.bsky.social @drjoshs.bsky.social...
So exciting! Thanks for having me, @syracuselaw.bsky.social 🙌
Syracuse Law and the Disability Law & Policy Program will host Professor @dorfmandoron.bsky.social of Seton Hall Law School. He will present “Exploring the Duty to Accommodate in Law & Society” on Monday, October 13. #lawsky
October 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
So exciting! Thanks for having me, @syracuselaw.bsky.social 🙌