Joe, Joey, Joe-Baby, Sexist: Where’s Your Imposter Syndrome?

JOANNA L. GROSSMAN

SMU Dedman School of Law professor Joanna L. Grossman responds to a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed criticizing soon-to-be First Lady Jill Biden for using the academic title she earned. Professor Grossman dissects the op-ed, penned by a retired lecturer at Northwestern University, and explains the deep and pervasive sexism behind it.

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Commonwealth v. Nash

Dockets: SJC-12976, SJC-12990

Opinion Date: December 14, 2020

Judge: Cypher

Areas of Law: Criminal Law

In these two cases in which Defendants sought stays of execution of their sentences pending appeal, the Supreme Judicial Court provided additional guidance as to how judges who are faced with requests for stays should take into account the COVID-19 pandemic as a factor in determining whether a stay is appropriate in any given case. In Daniel Nash's case, the trial judge granted a stay, which a single justice of the Appeals Court vacated. In Joseph Elibert's case, the trial court granted a stay but later revoked it, and a single justice of the Appeals Court affirmed. The Supreme Judicial Court reversed the judgments of the Appeals Court single justice in each case after addressing the procedural issues concerning these cases, holding that both defendants were entitled to a stay.