Solitary confinement and social and sensory deprivation cause and exacerbate psychiatric disorders and generally increase violence following release. Indiscriminately subjecting all prisoners to such confinement would certainly violate the 8th amendment (which proscribes punishment that is disproportional,…

Fair trade is a fallacy. It doesn't help the individuals it's meant to assist and it's basically a marketing organization that makes a tidy sum from licensing. I don't know the current state of Lululemon's inventory, but they've produced well-made clothes in the past in range of styles (the same appeal as denim bars).

To be fair, many women wear Lululemon not as exercise gear, but as casual clothing, the same way women wore Juicy Couture velour jumpsuits a decade ago. They want flattering, well-made options and they're willing to pay for them. Considering how much jeans cost at department stores, the price tag doesn't seem that…

I know that Massachusetts and Virginia do not require sex reassignment surgery to change drivers' licenses; they only require a sworn statement by a health care or mental health professional that the individual is the new gender. To change gender on a passport, the State Department only requires a statement from a…

It doesn't appear that the Smith definition requires surgical transition. Rather, it is dependent on the individual states' definitions of sex/gender, which often do not require genital surgery.

I don't know if it's because I'm pregnant and my hormones are out of whack, but I actually teared up at that.

The standard for rape under the Ohio criminal statute concerns whether "the victim's ability to resist or consent is substantially impaired because of a mental or physical condition"; that is, whether the victim was so intoxicated that her physical or mental capacities were impaired (e.g., she was rendered incapable…

Quoting from the case:

I don't understand what you're saying; your last sentence is confusing. I also don't understand what you mean by "their [sic] is no legal level of intoxication for someone under 21." We're talking about the victim's capacity to consent, not whether liquor laws were violated. A minor can be voluntarily intoxicated; the…

Read the rest of the sentence. The second clause requires that "the offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the other person’s ability to resist or consent is substantially impaired because of a mental or physical condition"

...but there's no nexus with the issue of consent and rape. I am a lawyer.

Do you have some case law/citation to support your proposition that it is de facto rape to have sex with an individual under the legal drinking age or below the age of 18?

Under the Ohio penal code, chapter 2907, section 2, there are only 2 potential circumstances under which it is considered rape to have sex with an intoxicated individual: (1) the defendant drugged the victim (subsection (a) "For the purpose of preventing resistance, the offender substantially impairs the other…

Many jurisdictions do not treat it as rape if an individual engages in sexual intercourse with a person who is intoxicated, unless the defendant administered the intoxicants (i.e., drugged the victim). It isn't clear from the language Katie quoted whether Ohio actually considers intercourse with a voluntarily…

It was disorderly conduct. California penal code section 647 (a) provides that it is a misdemeanor for an individual to "solicit...anyone to engage in...lewd or dissolute conduct in any public place or in any place open to the public or exposed to public view." A parking lot is a public place and is open to public…

I had to fast-forward once I realized what was happening, but just knowing made me cringe.

CAL. PEN. CODE § 647: Every person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor:

How does soliciting sexual favors in exchange for services not constitute a crime? Soliciation/disorderly conduct is a crime in California. This is not a civil matter. The police dropped the ball here.

I don't see where in my comments I made any mention of your vagina or your sexual partners' predilections. I made a comment problematizing the way that female physical and sexual ideals are constructed.

I think it depends on the nails. I have extremely thin nails that peel and tear, and have been told that my nails have an issue with oil. Manicures last a day for me, tops, and gel manicures don't last much longer. My sister has nails like me and has the same issue.