Elizabeth F. Emens
Encyclopedia
Elizabeth F. Emens is a legal scholar and currently an Associate Professor of Law at Columbia University
. She specializes in anti-discrimination law
, disability law, law and sexuality, family law
, and contract law.
Emens graduated summa cum laude from Yale University
in 1994 with a B.A. in English and psychology. She did her postgraduate studies as a Marshall Scholar at King's College, Cambridge
, earning a Ph.D. in English in 2002. Also in 2002, Yale Law School
awarded Emens her J.D.
After graduating from law school, Emens served as a law clerk
for Judge
Robert D. Sack
on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
from 2002 to 2003, and then, from 2003 to 2005, as a Bigelow Fellow & Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School
. She has been an Associate Professor of Law at Columbia Law School
since 2005.
Emens is a member of the New York State Bar Association
(admitted 2003) and the American Bar Association
.
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. She specializes in anti-discrimination law
Anti-discrimination law
Anti-discrimination law refers to the law on people's right to be treated equally. Some countries mandate that in employment, in consumer transactions and in political participation people may be dealt with on an equal basis regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality and sometimes...
, disability law, law and sexuality, family law
Family law
Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including:*the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships;...
, and contract law.
Emens graduated summa cum laude from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1994 with a B.A. in English and psychology. She did her postgraduate studies as a Marshall Scholar at King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
, earning a Ph.D. in English in 2002. Also in 2002, Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
awarded Emens her J.D.
After graduating from law school, Emens served as a law clerk
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
for Judge
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
Robert D. Sack
Robert D. Sack
Robert David Sack is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.-Personal:Sack was raised in Brooklyn, New York. His father was Eugene Sack, who served as rabbi of Congregation Beth Elohim for 35 years. In 1989 he married his second wife, the lawyer Anne K...
on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals...
from 2002 to 2003, and then, from 2003 to 2005, as a Bigelow Fellow & Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School
University of Chicago Law School
The University of Chicago Law School was founded in 1902 as the graduate school of law at the University of Chicago and is among the most prestigious and selective law schools in the world. The U.S. News & World Report currently ranks it fifth among U.S...
. She has been an Associate Professor of Law at Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...
since 2005.
Emens is a member of the New York State Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
The New York State Bar Association , with 77,000 members, is the largest voluntary bar association in the United States.-History:The State Bar was founded with a constitution that dates to 1877...
(admitted 2003) and the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
.
Selected works
- (2002). "Queering Law: A Queer Theory of Same-Sex Marriage."
- (2004). "Monogamy's Law: Compulsory Monogamy and Polyamorous Existence." New York University Review of Law & Social Change, 29 (2): 277.
- (2005). "Aggravating Youth: Roper v. Simmons and Age Discrimination." Supreme Court Review, 58.
- (2006). "The Sympathetic Discriminator: Mental Illness and the ADA." Georgetown Law JournalGeorgetown Law JournalThe Georgetown Law Journal is a student-edited scholarly journal published at Georgetown University Law Center.-Overview:The Journal publishes six issues each year. It also publishes the Annual Review of Criminal Procedure, a comprehensive practitioner's guide to criminal procedure.The first volume...
. - (2007). "Shape Stops Story." NarrativeNarrativeA narrative is a constructive format that describes a sequence of non-fictional or fictional events. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to recount", and is related to the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled"...
. - (2007). "Changing Name Changing." University of Chicago Law ReviewUniversity of Chicago Law ReviewThe University of Chicago Law Review is a law journal published by the University of Chicago Law School, and was established in 1933. From 1942 through 1945 the review was published by the faculty, due to World War II. Prominent former student members have included Judge Abner J...
. - (2008). "Integrating Accommodation." University of Pennsylvania Law ReviewUniversity of Pennsylvania Law ReviewThe University of Pennsylvania Law Review is a law review focusing on legal issues, published by an organization of second and third year J.D. students at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. It is the oldest law journal in the United States, having been published continuously since 1852...
. - (Forthcoming 2009). "Intimate Discrimination." Harvard Law ReviewHarvard Law ReviewThe Harvard Law Review is a journal of legal scholarship published by an independent student group at Harvard Law School.-Overview:According to the 2008 Journal Citation Reports, the Review is the most cited law review and has the second-highest impact factor in the category "law" after the...
.