Chai R. Feldblum
Director, Federal Legislation and Administrative Clinic, Professor of Law
B.A., Barnard; J.D., Harvard
Areas of Expertise:
Administrative Law, Civil Rights and Discrimination, Constitutional Law, Health Law and Policy and Bioethics, Labor and Employment Law, Legislation, Social Welfare
Chai R. Feldblum is currently on leave as a Professor of Law at Georgetown Law in Washington, D.C., while serving as a Commissioner of the...
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Chai R. Feldblum is currently on leave as a Professor of Law at Georgetown Law in Washington, D.C., while serving as a Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. A former law clerk for First Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Frank M. Coffin, and Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, Professor Feldblum has been a leading advocate and scholar in the areas of disability rights, health and welfare rights, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, and workplace issues. She played a leading role in the drafting and negotiating of both the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. She also helped draft and negotiate the Employment Nondiscrimination Act and various medical privacy bills and regulations. Professor Feldblum is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on sexuality, morality and the law, disability law, and legislative lawyering. From 2002 through 2010, Professor Feldblum founded and co-directed Workplace Flexibility 2010, a public policy enterprise that developed workplace flexibility ideas in a manner that worked for employees and employers.
Recent Scholarship
Contributions to Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals
- Chai R. Feldblum, Workplace Flexibility 2010: Reflections on Working with Corporations, 36 N.Y.U. Rev. L. & Soc. Change 147-169 (2012). [HEIN] [L] [W]
- Chai R. Feldblum, In Memoriam, Following in Paul Miller’s (Very Large) Footsteps, 86 Wash. L. Rev. 702-703 (2011). [HEIN] [L] [W] [Gtown Law] [WWW]
Book Chapters and Collected Works
- Chai R. Felblum, Policy Challenges and Opportunities for Workplace Flexibility, in Work-Life Policies 251-308 (Ann C. Crouter & Alan Booth eds., Wash., D.C.: Urban Institute Press 2009).
- Chai R. Feldblum, The Moral Values Project: A Call to Moral Action in Politics, in Moral Argument, Religion, and Same-Sex Marriage: Advancing the Public Good 205-232 (Gordon A. Babst, Emily R. Gill & Jason Pierceson eds., Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books 2009). [BOOK]
All Scholarship 2000 - Present
Books
- Chai R. Feldblum, The Moral Values Project: Deploying Moral Discourse for Gay Equality (Portland, Me.: National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Foundation 2006).
Contributions to Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals
- Chai R. Feldblum, Workplace Flexibility 2010: Reflections on Working with Corporations, 36 N.Y.U. Rev. L. & Soc. Change 147-169 (2012). [HEIN] [L] [W]
- Chai R. Feldblum, In Memoriam, Following in Paul Miller’s (Very Large) Footsteps, 86 Wash. L. Rev. 702-703 (2011). [HEIN] [L] [W] [Gtown Law] [WWW]
- Chai R. Feldblum, Kevin Barry & Emily A. Benfer, The ADA Amendments Act of 2008, 13 Tex. J. C.L. & C.R. 187-240 (2008). [HEIN] [L] [W] [SSRN] [Gtown Law]
- Chai R. Feldblum, Carlos A. Ball, Suzanne Goldberg, Mark Chopko, Amy Wax, Jonathan Rauch, Nancy Polikoff & Robin West, Symposium Transcript, Rights & Wrongs: Morality in the Gay Marriage Debate, 9 Geo. J. Gender & L. 337-377 (2008). [HEIN] [L]
- Chai R. Feldblum, Moral Conflict and Liberty: Gay Rights and Religion, 72 Brook. L. Rev. 61-123 (2006). [HEIN] [L] [W] [Gtown Law]
- Chai R. Feldblum et al., Panel Two: Living with Lawrence, 7 Geo. J. Gender & L. 299-329 (2006). [HEIN] [L]
- Chai R. Feldblum, The Right to Define One's Own Concept of Existence: What Lawrence Can Mean for Intersex and Transgender People, 7 Geo. J. Gender & L. 115-139 (2006). [HEIN] [L]
- Chai R. Feldblum, Sharona Hoffman, Paul Steven Miller & Michael Stein, The Definition of Disability in the Americans With Disabilities Act: Its Successes and Shortcomings, 9 Emp. Rts. & Emp. Pol'y J. 473-498 (2005). [L] [W]
- Chai R. Feldblum, The Art of Legislative Lawyering and the Six Circles Theory of Advocacy, 34 McGeorge L. Rev. 785-850 (2003). [HEIN] [L] [W] [SSRN] [Gtown Law]
- Chai R. Feldblum, The Joy of Teaching Legislation, 7 N.Y.U. J. Legis. & Pub. Pol'y 31-37 (2003). [HEIN] [L] [W] [Gtown Law]
- Chai R. Feldblum, Gay is Good: The Moral Case for Marriage Equality and More , 17 Yale J.L. & Feminism 139-184 (2005). [HEIN] [L] [W] [SSRN] [Gtown Law]
- Chai R. Feldblum, Rectifying the Tilt: Equality Lessons from Religion, Disability, Sexual Orientation, and Transgender, 54 Me. L. Rev. 159-193 (2002). [HEIN] [L] [W] [Gtown Law]
- Chai R. Feldblum, Gay People, Trans People, Women: Is It All About Gender?, 17 N.Y.L. Sch. J. Hum. Rts. 623-702 (2000). [HEIN] [L] [W] [Gtown Law]
- Chai R. Feldblum, Bill McCollum, Bobby Scott & Mark Soler, Juvenile Justice: Reform After One-Hundred Years, 37 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 1409-1428 (2000). [HEIN] [L] [W]
Book Chapters and Collected Works
- Chai R. Felblum, Policy Challenges and Opportunities for Workplace Flexibility, in Work-Life Policies 251-308 (Ann C. Crouter & Alan Booth eds., Wash., D.C.: Urban Institute Press 2009).
- Chai R. Feldblum, The Moral Values Project: A Call to Moral Action in Politics, in Moral Argument, Religion, and Same-Sex Marriage: Advancing the Public Good 205-232 (Gordon A. Babst, Emily R. Gill & Jason Pierceson eds., Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books 2009). [BOOK]
- Chai R. Felblum, Moral Conflict and Conflicting Liberties, in Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: Emerging Conflicts 123-156 (Douglas Laycock, Anthony R. Picarello, Jr. & Robin Fretwell Wilson eds., Wash., D.C.: Becket Fund for Religious Liberty 2008). [SSRN] [Gtown Law] [BOOK]
- Chai R. Feldblum & Robin Appleberry, LawMaking: A Case Study of the Family and Medical Leave Act, in The Work and Family Handbook: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives, Methods, and Approaches (Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Ellen Ernst Kossek & Stephen A Sweet eds., Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2006).
- Chai R. Feldblum & Robin Appleberry, Legislatures, Agencies, Courts and Advocates: How Laws are Made, Interpreted and Modified, in The Work and Family Handbook: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives, Methods, and Approaches 627-650 (Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Ellen Ernst Kossek & Stephen A. Sweet eds., Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2006). [SSRN] [Gtown Law] [BOOK]
- Chai R. Feldblum, The Limitations of Liberal Neutrality Arguments in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage, in Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships: A Study of National, European and International Law 55-74 (Robert Wintemute & Mads Andenæs eds., Oxford: Hart Publishing 2002). [BOOK]
- Chai R. Feldblum, The Federal Gay Rights Bill: From Bella to ENDA, in Creating Change: Sexuality, Public Policy and Civil Rights 150-187 (John D'Emilio, William B. Turner & Urvashi Vaid eds., New York: St. Martin's Press 2000). [BOOK]
U.S. Supreme Court Briefs
- Brief of the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners, Lawrence v. Garner, No. 02-102 (U.S. Jan. 16, 2003). [W] [Gtown Law]
- Brief for the Respondent, Chevron U.S.A. v. Echazabal, No. 00-1406 (U.S. Feb. 1, 2002). [W] [Gtown Law]
Congressional Testimony
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Hearing Before the S. Comm. on Health, Educ., Labor, & Pensions, 111th Cong., Nov. 19, 2009 (Statement of Chai R. Feldblum) (CIS No.: Pending). [WWW]
- Leading by Example: Making Government a Model for Hiring and Retaining Older Workers: Hearing Before the S. Spec. Comm. on Aging, 110th Cong., Apr. 30, 2008 (Statement of Chai R. Feldblum) (CIS-No.: 2009-S141-7). [Gtown Law]
- Roundtable Discussion: Determining the Proper Scope of Coverage for the Americans with Disabilities Act: Hearing Before the S. Comm. on Health, Educ., Labor & Pensions, 110th Cong., July 15, 2008 (Statement of Chai R. Feldblum) (CIS-No.: 2010-S431-24). [Gtown Law]
- Restoring Congressional Intent and Protections Under the Americans with Disabilities Act: Hearing Before the S. Comm. on Health, Educ., Labor, & Pensions, 110th Cong., Nov. 15, 2007 (Statement of Chai R. Feldblum) (CIS-No.: 2009-S431-17). [Gtown Law]
- The ADA Restoration Act of 2007: Hearing Before the H. Subcomm. on Constitution, Civil Rights, & Civil Liberties of the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 110th Cong., Oct. 4, 2007 (Statement of Statement of Chai R. Feldblum) (CIS-No.: 2008-H521-9). [Gtown Law]
- Privacy in the Commercial World: Online Consumer Privacy Concerns: Hearing Before the H. Subcomm. on Commerce, Trade, & Consumer Prot. of the H. Comm. on Energy, 107th Cong., Mar. 1, 2001 (Statement of Chai R. Feldblum) (CIS-No.: 2001-H361-19.1). [Gtown Law]
Selected Contributions to Other Publications
- Chai R. Feldblum, Gay Rights and the Rehnquist Court, 8 Gay & Lesbian Rev. 11-14 (2001). [W]
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