Laura Portuondo
@lauraportuondo.bsky.social
Law professor writing about repro rights, gender equality, and the First Amendment. She/her.
Views my own, not my employer's. Writing here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=3078304
Views my own, not my employer's. Writing here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=3078304
Reposted by Laura Portuondo
In the Harvard Law Review, @kredburn.bsky.social has a new piece explaining what happened in Skrmetti, and what it means for trans rights and sex equality more broadly.
Skrmetti Beyond Scrutiny - Harvard Law Review
In United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), a state law that prohibits transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming care.
harvardlawreview.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
In the Harvard Law Review, @kredburn.bsky.social has a new piece explaining what happened in Skrmetti, and what it means for trans rights and sex equality more broadly.
Congratulations!!
November 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Congratulations!!
Pulling up the ladder behind you is a central feminist principle.
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Pulling up the ladder behind you is a central feminist principle.
November 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
oof you are correct I didn't even notice that
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
oof you are correct I didn't even notice that
identification documents are really just historical curios, you know
November 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
identification documents are really just historical curios, you know
Jackson gets it:
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Jackson gets it:
Yes, I agree it would be a step past Skrmetti and this should be subject to (and fail) heightened scrutiny. I just never cease to be amazed at the Court’s capacity to intentionally blind itself to sex discrimination.
October 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Yes, I agree it would be a step past Skrmetti and this should be subject to (and fail) heightened scrutiny. I just never cease to be amazed at the Court’s capacity to intentionally blind itself to sex discrimination.
Ah, but you see, “male breast cancer” is different from “female breast cancer” and therefore this discriminates based on “medical use” and not sex — the Supreme Court, probably
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Ah, but you see, “male breast cancer” is different from “female breast cancer” and therefore this discriminates based on “medical use” and not sex — the Supreme Court, probably
Cooperate, play along, assist?
October 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Cooperate, play along, assist?
Ending reproductive coercion by... stopping poor people from accessing to the tools needed to control their reproductive lives?
September 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Ending reproductive coercion by... stopping poor people from accessing to the tools needed to control their reproductive lives?