President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Office of a Legal Counsel will teach a seminar titled “Sexuality, Reproduction and the Law” this fall at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law, reports The BLT.
Dawn Johnsen (Indiana University)
Dawn Johnsen, who was nominated in January and moved to Washington over the summer, will commute weekly to Bloomington, Ind., while she waits for confirmation, Debbie O’Leary, a spokeswoman for the law school, told The BLT
News of the course, which Johnsen has taught before, was first reported on Blue Indiana, a left-leaning blog.
According to the course description, students will “explore governmental regulation of sexuality and reproduction in the United States. We will focus on regulation aimed at sexual activity, reproduction and sexual orientation, with particular attention to the constitutional protections afforded in those areas.”
As The BLT notes, the course will likely touch on the very subject — abortion — that has led Repubicans to filibuster her nomination. From 1988 to 1993, Johnsen was legal director of the abortion-rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America from 1988 to 1993. She authored an amicus brief in the major Supreme Court case Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).
The BLT asked what would happen if the Senate were to confirm Johnsen while she’s teaching. O’Leary said the law school’s dean, Lauren Robel, and Johnsen have been working on back-up plans. If she’s not confirmed before the fall break, Johnsen could still likely complete the semester.
Jonhsen’s nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 19.
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