| Rhonda Copelon
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Rhonda Copelon, Professor, graduated from Yale Law School, clerked for
United States District Court Judge Harold R. Tyler, and spent 12 years at the
Center for Constitutional Rights in New York City, where she remains a board
member and volunteer attorney. There she litigated civil rights and
international human rights cases with a major focus on women's rights. These
include the landmark Filartiga decision, which opened federal courts to
international human rights claims, and United States Supreme Court cases,
invalidating the firing of unwed mothers (Drew v. Andrews) and
challenging the cut-off of medicaid funds for abortion (Harris v. McRae).
In l992, she co-founded the Law School's widely-acclaimed International Women's
Human Rights Law Clinic (IWHR). Under her direction and guidance, IWHR enables
students to participate in groundbreaking human rights litigation and advocacy
in international and U.S. contexts with women's rights advocates from around the
world. In addition to her work with the Center for Constitutional Rights, she is
an Advisory Board member of Human Rights Watch, Women's Rights Watch, and a
founder of and Legal Advisor to the Women's Caucus for Gender Justice. She has
published influential articles in the fields of reproductive and sexual rights
and international women's human rights, and co-authored a leading text on
women's rights. Her teaching also includes Law & Family Relations,
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, and Federal Jurisdiction.
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