Defending Reproductive Rights in the Trump era and the meaning of June Medical Services v. Russo (2020); Julie Rikelman

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Julie Rikelman is the Senior Director of the U.S. Litigation Program at the Center for Reproductive Rights.  She successfully argued June Medical Services v. Russo in the Supreme Court, the Court's most recent case concerning abortion rights.  She has challenged numerous regulations on abortion providers, from unnecessary physical plant and admitting privileges requirements, invasive ultrasound laws, and restrictions on medication abortion.

Julie graduated with honors from Harvard Law School and Harvard College. She clerked for the Hon. Morton I. Greenberg of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Hon. Dana A. Fabe of the Alaska Supreme Court. In 2004, she won the National Law Journal Pro Bono Award. Julie also served as Vice President, Litigation at NBC Universal

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PSRJ, ISP