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Naomi Cahn

@NaomiCahn

UVA Law School Professor, co-author of Finding our Families (2013) and Marriage Markets (2014)

Joined June 2012
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@UVALawOct 14
Prof. @NaomiCahn and @RutgersLaw Prof. Reid Kress Weisbord analyze how a family dispute over Dolly Parton’s estate highlights challenges in business succession. @ConversationUS theconversation.com/turmoil-…
Turmoil within Dolly Parton’s estate underscores the precariousness of family businesses after...

Turmoil within Dolly Parton’s estate underscores the precariousness of family businesses after...

Even when there’s a will, there’s a way for things to go awry.

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@UVALawJun 29
Prof. @NaomiCahn and @SUCollegeofLaw Prof. @NinaKohn examine how cuts to social programs will affect older Americans. @ConversationUS theconversation.com/why-many…
Why many older Americans are losing ground even with an 80-year-old president

Why many older Americans are losing ground even with an 80-year-old president

Federal policy changes are likely to make life harder for many Americans of modest means as they age.

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@UVALawMay 22
What’s next in a lawsuit challenging access to mifepristone? Prof. @naomicahn and @gwlaw Prof. @smsuter weigh in. @thehill thehill.com/opinion/healthca…
The Supreme Court punted on abortion pill access — the issue is far from over

The Supreme Court punted on abortion pill access — the issue is far from over

These abortion wars, however, are not going to go away after the midterms — or anytime soon. 

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@UVALawMay 19
Prof. Alice Abrokwa has won the 2026 John Hope Franklin Prize for her article on the biases behind being labeled “noncompliant” in healthcare settings, and how to address them. @law_soc law.virginia.edu/news/202605…
Professor Wins John Hope Franklin Prize

Professor Wins John Hope Franklin Prize

University of Virginia School of Law professor Alice Abrokwa has won the 2026 John Hope Franklin Prize for her article examining the impact of the label “noncompliant” being disproportionately...

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@UVALawMay 20
Prof. @naomicahn and @gwlaw Prof. @smsuter discuss why a lawsuit challenging access to mifepristone could even affect Americans who don’t live in states with abortion bans. @ConversationUS theconversation.com/supreme-…
Supreme Court preserves access to mifepristone via telehealth – at least for now

Supreme Court preserves access to mifepristone via telehealth – at least for now

The court’s decision sends the mifepristone case back to a lower court, which has signaled that it will continue its challenge to the legality of mailing the abortion pill.

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@UVALawApr 9
Profs. @naomicahn and @Prof_ERowe will present in May at the symposium “Secrecy and Transparency in Civil Litigation,” sponsored by @NCJI_2022 and @stanfordlaw. ncji.org/secrecy-and-transpa…

Secrecy and Transparency in Civil Litigation

Academic Symposium: Secrecy and Transparency in Civil Litigation. Cosponsored with Stanford Law School's Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession.

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@UVALawApr 8
Prof. @naomicahn and @Rutgers_Newark Prof. Reid Kress Weisbord analyze the clash between Michael Jackson’s daughter and his executors over settling his estate. @ConversationUS theconversation.com/why-mich…
Why Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, won’t stop ‘til she gets enough from his estate

Why Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, won’t stop ‘til she gets enough from his estate

Even after death, managing wealth can be complicated, slow and deeply contested.

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How could the “slayer rule” play a role in the Reiner family estate? Prof. @NaomiCahn and @Rutgers_Newark Prof. Reid Kress Weisbord weigh in. @ConversationUS theconversation.com/how-the-…
How the ‘slayer rule’ might play a role in determining who will inherit wealth from Rob Reiner and...

How the ‘slayer rule’ might play a role in determining who will inherit wealth from Rob Reiner and...

These rules have a long history in the United States. They played a role in the notorious murders by the Menendez brothers and Scott Peterson.

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How does the use of in vitro fertilization affect future battles over custody and child support? Prof. @NaomiCahn weighs in. @wsj wsj.com/lifestyle/relationsh…

She Saved for Years for IVF. A Divorce Jeopardized the Embryos.

Costly and emotionally taxing efforts to have children can be jeopardized when couples split.

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Prof. @naomicahn and @Rutgers_Newark Prof. Reid Kress Weisbord explain how Gene Hackman’s estate planning provides lessons for stepfamilies. @ConversationUS theconversation.com/gene-hac…
Gene Hackman had a will, but the public may never find out who inherits his $80M fortune

Gene Hackman had a will, but the public may never find out who inherits his $80M fortune

The drama playing out over the late actor’s assets offers valuable lessons for anyone leaving an estate – large or small – to their loved ones or a favorite charity.

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@UVALaw3 Jul 2025
Prof. @naomicahn and Prof. Reid Kress Weisbord of @Rutgers_Newark say that the legal wrangling over Jimmy Buffett’s estate is a cautionary tale about trustees. @ConversationUS theconversation.com/legal-wr…
Legal wrangling over estate of Jimmy Buffett turns his widow’s huge inheritance into a cautionary...

Legal wrangling over estate of Jimmy Buffett turns his widow’s huge inheritance into a cautionary...

Choosing the right person to manage the assets you leave behind can be just as important as selecting who will inherit your property.

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Profs. @naomicahn, Maxine Eichner of @unc_law and Mary Ziegler of @ucdavislaw argue that judges are poised to make it impossible for minors, or potentially anyone, to get an abortion in Florida. @Slate slate.com/news-and-politics/…
Florida Republicans Came Up With a New Lie About History to Support Extreme Abortion Bans

Florida Republicans Came Up With a New Lie About History to Support Extreme Abortion Bans

It’s been common to see Republicans claim to act in the name of parents.

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Happy to announce my latest co-authored piece with @NaomiCahn and Maxine Eichner, For Their Benefit: The Lost History of Parental Consent and Minors' Rights, will be published in the @CalifLRev. We haven't posted on SSRN yet but will soon!
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On @NBCNews, @michelebgoodwin discussed the shutdown of #USAID. She highlighted that courts can—and have—blocked unconstitutional executive actions. “Just simply because the president puts the ink on paper...doesn’t mean that it’s lawful.” bit.ly/4hquzKS
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Prof. @amanda_frost1 examines the #SCOTUS case that enshrined birthright citizenship and Virginia’s role in the litigation. @CardinalNewsVA cardinalnews.org/2025/01/22/…
In an 1897 bid to end ‘birthright citizenship,’ a Virginia lawyer argued that part of the Constit...

In an 1897 bid to end ‘birthright citizenship,’ a Virginia lawyer argued that part of the Constit...

President Donald Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship means reinterpreting the 14th Amendment. When the federal government tried to do that in the 19th century, Holmes Conrad of Winchest…

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Register to attend a talk with @NaomiCahn, @carbonej, and Nancy Levit on their new book, Fair Shake: Women and the Fight to Build a Just Economy. Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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@UVALaw6 Dec 2024
Prof. @NaomiCahn examines how regulating fertility markets could lead to unintended consequences. @business bloomberg.com/news/features/…
How a Billionaire’s ‘Baby Project’ Ensnared Dozens of Women

How a Billionaire’s ‘Baby Project’ Ensnared Dozens of Women

Disgraced tycoon Greg Lindberg built a network of egg donors and surrogates. Several say he conned them—and that US fertility clinics helped him do it.

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Differences in marriage rates reflect the demographic composition of each party: Democrats are more likely to be Black or Hispanic, and to be younger—groups who are less likely to marry. ifstudies.org/blog/its-still… @NaomiCahn @carbonej
It’s Still About the Economy: A Response to ‘The Republican Marriage Advantage’

It’s Still About the Economy: A Response to ‘The Republican Marriage Advantage’ 

There could be bipartisanship agreement on the importance of promoting more stable families in a country where the class divide is dramatically greater than the partisan divide in family life.

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In the United States, family instability is substantially more a function of economic precarity than partisan identity, note @NaomiCahn and @carbonej in response to a recent @FamStudies research brief. ifstudies.org/blog/its-still…
It’s Still About the Economy: A Response to ‘The Republican Marriage Advantage’

It’s Still About the Economy: A Response to ‘The Republican Marriage Advantage’ 

There could be bipartisanship agreement on the importance of promoting more stable families in a country where the class divide is dramatically greater than the partisan divide in family life.

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Prof. @naomicahn will deliver the Nancy M. Sills '76 Memorial Lecture “White Coats, Green Dollars, and Denim Jackets: The Legal and Financial Challenges of Later-Life Stepfamilies” on Thursday at @AlbanyLaw. albanylaw.edu/center-continu…

Campus - White Coats, Green Dollars, and Denim Jackets

Join us for the Nancy M. Sills '76 Memorial Lecture: White Coats, Green Dollars, and Denim Jackets: The Legal and Financial Challenges of Later-Life Stepfamilies, presented by Naomi Cahn, Justice...

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