Sitting in front of an audience at the University of Illinois-Springfield, Sara Jane Peal, a 3L student, had no idea what to expect. Alongside Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson, Peal was on stage to discuss their research on reproductive health and reproductive rights in the different states as part of the Institute of Government and Public […]
Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson has spent significant time researching the Right to Contraception Act, put forward by Democratic leaders who want to preserve rights regarding matters of reproductive health care. Drawing upon her work in Utah and other states on laws associated with religious freedom, LGBTQ rights, and adoption, Wilson thinks this bill is a […]
Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, there has been a concerted effort among lawmakers to codify the right to access contraception. This manifested itself this summer in Senate Bill 4381, which Professor Robin Wilson says is “a worthy legislative endeavor,” with the caveat that “it needs to be done with sensitivity to our constitutional […]
Robin Fretwell Wilson has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for the academic year 2024-2025. She will spend the year in Lisbon, Portugal at the NOVA School of Law. The Fulbright Program is appropriated by the U.S. Congress annually with goal of developing international understanding and establishing open communication and long-term cooperative relationships. As […]
Robin Wilson recently testified at two statehouses. On Friday, February 2, she testified before the Utah House Judiciary Committee on Utah House Bill 396, protecting religious freedom. On February 14, she testified in front of the Wisconsin legislature in support of a medical teaching law. These appearances are part of her extensive work on behalf […]
Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson was honored on the floor of the Utah Senate for the assistance she has provided lawmakers over nearly a decade, including her work as a special consultant over the past year. On February 12, the Senate presented Wilson with a citation expressing gratitude for her work and members of the body […]
As part of the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year, Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson took part in a panel discussion arranged by the Illinois Department of Corrections Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center. The event was put on in partnership with Wilson’s Tolerance Means Dialogues organization, which aims to bring together students and […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted life in unprecedented ways, one of the most consequential was the suspension of eviction hearings and moratorium on evictions imposed by the CARES Act. When evictions proceeded again, many predicted a housing crisis would follow, but this was not borne out in Census Bureau survey data from 2020 through 2023, […]
In advance of a recent event in the Tolerance Means Dialogues discussion series that she co-founded, Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson sat down with Deseret News to discuss the importance of fostering open dialogue on tough issues, especially on college campuses. An influential family law scholar, Wilson was instrumental in the passage of the Utah Compromise […]