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Feminist Judgments

Feminist Judgments

Feminist Judgments

Rewritten Trusts and Estates Opinions
Deborah S. Gordon, Drexel University, Philadelphia
Browne C. Lewis, North Carolina Central University
Carla Spivack, Oklahoma City University
September 2020
Available
Hardback
9781108495110

    For women and other marginalized groups, the reality is that the laws regulating estates and trusts may not be treating them fairly. By using popular feminist legal theories as well as their own definitions of feminism, the authors of this volume present rewritten opinions from well-known estates and trust cases. Covering eleven important cases, this collection reflects the diversity in society and explores the need for greater diversity in the law. By re-examining these cases, the contributors are able to demonstrate how women's property rights, as well as the rights of other marginalized groups, have been limited by the law.

    • Focuses on eleven important trusts and estates cases that have helped define this field of law
    • Offers diverse perspectives in regards to race, gender, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status
    • Contains both the original and rewritten opinion to allow readers to analyze the cases critically

    Product details

    September 2020
    Hardback
    9781108495110
    250 pages
    235 × 160 × 25 mm
    0.6kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Introduction Deborah S. Gordon, Browne Lewis and Carla Spivack
    • 2. In re Strittmater's Estate, 53 A.2d 205 (N.J. 1947) Commentary: Lloyd Bonfield and Bridget Crawford Judgment: Kristen K. Tiscione
    • 3. In re Will of Moses, 227 So. 2d at 831 (Miss. 1969) Commentary: Claire May Judgment: Julia Belian
    • 4. Estate of Wilson, 452 N.E.2d 1228 (N.Y. 1983) Commentary: Deborah S. Gordon Judgment: Camille Davidson
    • 5. O'Neal v. Wilkes, 439 S.E.2d 490 (Ga. 1994) Commentary: Benedetta Faedi Duramy and Ayelet Blecher-Prigat Judgment: Browne Lewis
    • 6. Via v. Putnam, 656 So. 2d 460 (Fla. 1995) Commentary: Eloisa Rodriguez-Dod Judgment: Elena Marty-Nelson
    • 7. Estate of Myers, 256 Neb. 817, 594 N.W.2d 563 (1999) Commentary: Danaya C. Wright Judgment: Karen J. Sneddon
    • 8. Egelhoff v. Egelhoff, 532 U.S. 141 (2001) Commentary: Donna Litman Judgment: Naomi R. Cahn
    • 9. Drevenik v. Nardone, 862 A.2d 635 (Super. Ct. Pa. 2004) Commentary: Elizabeth R. Carter Judgment: Carrie Ann Hagan
    • 10. Reece v. Elliot, 208 S.W.3d 419, 423 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006) Commentary: Browne Lewis Judgment: Elizabeth Sparks and Browne Lewis
    • 11. Khabbaz v. Comm'r Soc. Sec. Admin., 930 A.2d 1180 (N.H. 2007) Commentary: Melanie B. Jacobs and Browne Lewis Judgment: Lynda Wray Black
    • 12. Karsenty v. Schoukroun, 959 A.2d 1147 (Md. 2008) Commentary: Kent D. Schenkel Judgment: Allison A. Tait.
      Contributors
    • Deborah S. Gordon, Browne Lewis, Carla Spivack, Lloyd Bonfield, Bridget Crawford, Kristen K. Tiscione, Claire May, Julia Belian, Camille Davidson, Benedetta Faedi Duramy, Ayelet Blecher-Prigat, Eloisa Rodriguez-Dod, Elena Marty-Nelson, Danaya C. Wright, Karen J. Sneddon, Donna Litman, Naomi R. Cahn, Elizabeth R. Carter, Carrie Ann Hagan, Elizabeth Sparks, Melanie B. Jacobs, Lynda Wray Black, Kent D. Schenkel, Allison A. Tait

    • Editors
    • Deborah S. Gordon , Drexel University, Philadelphia

      Deborah Gordon is Associate Professor of Law at Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law. Previously, she served as Editor-in-Chief of the NYU Law Review and she practiced law for over ten years before joining the academy. Her scholarship explores the intersection of language, emotion, and gender in inheritance law. She is the co-author of Experiencing Trusts and Estates (2017).

    • Browne C. Lewis , North Carolina Central University

      Browne Lewis is the dean at North Carolina Central University School of Law. She is a member of the American Law Institute and has been a Core Fulbright Scholar in London and a Senior Fulbright Specialist in Israel. Previously, she has published Papa's Baby: Paternity and Artificial Insemination (2012) and Arrogance, Avarice and Anguish: Addressing the Ethical and Legal Consequences of Posthumous Reproduction (2016).

    • Carla Spivack , Oklahoma City University

      Carla Spivack is Oxford Research Professor of Law at Oklahoma City University School of Law. She holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from Boston College as well as a J.D. from New York University School of Law. Her dissertation was a study of backlash against female political power after the death of Elizabeth I. In her work, she focuses on gender and inequality.