Mary Ziegler

Mary Ziegler is the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at the University of California Davis School of Law.

An Eventful Summer for State Constitutional Abortion Rights Litigation

State supreme courts addressed abortion rights head on, even as the U.S. Supreme Court punted on similar questions.

By Mary Ziegler

August 21, 2024

Decisions in Arizona, Florida, Nevada, and Pennsylvania highlight stark contrasts in how courts approach reproductive rights.

By Mary Ziegler

April 30, 2024

Over a dozen academics, practitioners, and thought leaders weigh in on the most notable state constitutional cases of the year.

By Leah Litman , Mary Ziegler , Erwin Chemerinsky , Anthony Sanders , Ilya Somin , Michael Burger , Julie Murray , Miriam Seifter , Andrea Lewis Hartung , Marcus Gadson , Joshua A. Douglas , Meryl Justin Chertoff , Kathrina Szymborski Wolfkot

December 19, 2023

Courts are considering new foundations for abortion rights, while incremental challenges may slowly chip away at Dobbs.

By Mary Ziegler

September 28, 2023