Paula Monopoli

On this day in 1807, NJ disenfranchised women, people of color & aliens. NJ’s 1776 Constitution entitled “all Inhabitants” to vote if they met age, property & residency requirements. In 1807, however, the NJ Legislature specified that every voter had to “be a free, white, male citizen.” #WeTheMen

Thanks for reposting this article @ldodd.bsky.social! Section 2 of the 19th authorizes Congress to enforce the 19th. While legislation was introduced in 1920, it was never enacted. It’s time for Dems to introduce such legislation as a defensive move. @alsobrooks.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov

This new painting will be at the Crane Estate art show this weekend in Ipswich, MA. Autumn Marsh, 20" x 20" encaustic on panel.
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#nature #marsh #encaustic #painting
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We’re thrilled to share that Paula A. Monopoli’s article in Volume 102 of Washington University Law Review was “highly recommended” by Professor Larry Solum on his Legal Theory Blog!

Please it here: wustllawreview.org/2025/09/02/a...

Constitution in Progress In We the People, Jill Lepore argues the Constitution isn’t the parchment paper, but the evolving democratic imagination of the people.

The result is generous, original, and fascinating—de-emphasizing the stories of the so-called Founding Fathers, and forwarding those of ordinary people, some of whom made constitutions of their own. We the People is also profoundly, indeed joyously, subversive.
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Honored to give a scholars lecture on Women and the U.S. Constitution @constitutionctr.bsky.social in Philadelphia.

Monopoli on Women’s Rights and Popular Constitutionalism Paula A. Monopoli (University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law) has posted A "New" New Departure (102 Washington University Law Review 1961 (2025)) on SSRN. Here is the a…

“A ‘New’ New Departure” has been “highly recommended” on the Legal Theory Blog.

Monopoli on Women's Rights and Popular Constitutionalism, buff.ly/uNwud41 - Paula A. Monopoli (University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law) has posted A "New" New Departure (102 Washington University Law Review 1961 (2025)) on SSRN.

Make no mistake - the firestorm over Tylenol and autism is deeply related to the abortion debate and the larger conversation about the "responsibilities" of American motherhood and women's status.

Honored to be named Distinguished University Professor @umaryland.edu

Cast of characters countdown to pub day, number 45: Madeleine Doty, author and journalist, specialist in prison reform and pacifism; egalitarian marriage to Roger Baldwin in 1919. #TheRadicalFund

Books on Woman Suffrage Movement

On this 105th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s ratification, it says much about the state of our democracy that some in government are tacitly endorsing repeal of the 19th - ratification of which scholars have described as the largest single expansion of democracy in our nation‘s history.

On the 105th anniversary of ratification of the only sex-equality amendment we’ve got, check out #JulieSuk on new constitutional paths forward. #Enforcethe19th.

By looking back at these historical sources that preserve both the struggles and the determination of American immigrant women to have their voices heard, we can shine a light on the challenges facing our democratic process today

Thread by Erin Wiebe

I'm getting super excited about my upcoming solo show at Blue Door Gallery in York, Maine. The opening is in 6 weeks: Sept 13, 5-9 pm. Hope to see you there if you live in the area!!
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This new collection of encaustic landscapes is loaded with color and texture.
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#maineart #painting #encaustic

“This year we saw the first decline in two decades of women in the House of Representatives, which I find really shocking, and it’s due to all those constraints in our polarized, rigid system. The only way that we’re really going to address that and tackle that is to change the electoral system.”

On this day of 1976, the first female midshipman arrived to begin training at the U.S. Naval Academy. Congress ordered the academy to stop excluding women, after women filed suit in 1973. #WeTheMen

On this day in 1913, women in Illinois won the right to vote for President, the first such victory east of the Mississippi River. Illinois preserved other sex-based disenfranchisement until the 19th Amendment’s ratification in 1920. #WeTheMen

Six Named to 2025 Cohort of Distinguished University Professors - The Elm The highest faculty honor at UMB recognizes not just excellence, but also impact and significant contribution to the professor’s field, knowledge, profession, and/or practice.

Some news.

A great day at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law graduation where we were inspired by @sifill.bsky.social profound call for our students to hew closely to their oath as attorneys and frame a new chapter in our constitutional republic.

Must-see art in Paris! See my latest art blog for paintings you won't want to miss if you are traveling to Paris this summer, including the spectacular David Hockney retrospective. This is blog 1 of 2.
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Read it here: www.marciacrumleyart.com/blog/paris-a...

Still Unfazed by Loud Men

“I told him I’d see him in court. Well we did see him in court, and we won,” Gov. Janet Mills said.

Belva Lockwood

On this day in 1894, the Supreme Court heard In re Lockwood. Belva Lockwood, a pioneering attorney & 1884 presidential candidate, challenged VA’s refusal to admit her to the state bar. She lost, even though VA’s statute explicitly authorized admission to “any person” admitted elsewhere. #WeTheMen

On this day in 2025, the League of Women Voters Declared that the United States is in a "Constitutional Crisis."

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Maine Governor, Staring Down Trump, Says She Is Unfazed by ‘Loud Men’ (Gift Article) Observers of her political rise — and some who have sparred with her — say Gov. Janet Mills’s refusal to bow to President Trump is right in character.

Unfazed by Loud Men

Text of letter to our students-sorry not to be able to recreate the whole letter here.

Today, most members of the Maryland Carey Law faculty sent a letter to our students “reaffirming our commitment to the rule of law…and upholding the precepts of a fair and impartial legal system.” Proud to be part of this faculty and this place.

The Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Project The Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Project explores the meaning of freedom through the example of one extraordinary life. #Tubman200

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Kudos to @proftracythomas.bsky.social for a terrific symposium on women in law and politics convened by the Center for Constitutional Law & Bliss Institute of Applied Politics. Excellent papers and rich panel discussions among the political scientists and law professors participating.