Earlier this week, I had the honor of participating in a Lambda Literary Award finalist reading in Los Angeles. The Lambdas (or more colloquially, “The Lammys”) are considered the preeminent book…
I had the honor of being able to review The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America, written by UC Davis historian, Andrés Reséndez, for JOTWELL: Equality…
I’m excited to announce that my new poetry book—The Body’s Alphabet--published by Headmistress Press this summer, was featured in its first review. Poet and editor Rebecca Valley wrote an insightful review…
The Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples Section of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) invites paper proposals on the following topic. How do Indian Tribes, First Nations, and other…
I can't vouch for this organization, but the challenge they pose sounds super fun. More information is available at: http://poetrybusinessmanager.com/1st-annual-scalia-dissents-formal-poetry-contest/
In a little noticed decision issued a couple of months ago, the First Circuit reinstated a bisexual plaintiff’s employment discrimination claims under the Maine Human Rights Act, reversing the district…
I was reading Justice Scalia's dissent in Windsor the other night and came across a statement that was wrong in regard to whether the Court had decided a previous case in which…
Here's an inspiring video about the Ninth Circuit judge I clerked for, the Honorable Ronald M. Gould. He was a great judge to work for, and this is both a wonderful testament to…
Thanksgiving is always a good time for non-Natives to reflect on the colonial history of the United States and particularly the lands that have been granted by tribes in some…