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Laura T. Kessler is the S.J. Quinney Chair and Professor of Law at the University of Utah’s College of Law. She specializes in civil procedure, employment discrimination, family law, gender law, and reproductive rights. Her research integrates legal analysis with social science methods, addressing topics like LGBTQ+ family rights, sex discrimination in marriage/divorce law, polygamy, workplace pregnancy discrimination, and military sexual misconduct.
- Education:
- J.S.D., Law, Columbia University
- LL.M., Law, Columbia University
- J.D., Law, University of Maryland
- B.A., The George Washington University
Her research emphasizes legal mechanisms to disrupt systemic inequalities, particularly focusing on how law regulates gender and sex in workplaces, families, and institutions. Key works include Reproductive Justice at Work (2024) and Miscarriage of Justice (2023), which critique gaps in U.S. employment law post-Dobbs and around pregnancy loss.
Recent articles (2020–2024) highlight her focus on military justice reform, pharmacist-prescription authority for contraception, and transgressive caregiving models. She has received awards including the 2024 Faculty Research Award and a Fulbright Scholarship (2018–2019).
She teaches courses on civil procedure, sexual harassment law, family law, and reproductive justice. Her professional activities include advisory roles at NOVA University’s Gender, Family & Law Centre and membership in the Law and Society Association.
