P.S. Words Fail Me

Just before the 75th anniversary of D-Day in June 2019, I posted an idiosyncratic childhood memory of that event along Continue reading →

Family Lawyer

My great-grandfather, Joseph Hubley Ashton, was a 19th-century lawyer and a powerful voice for birthright citizenship as a pillar of Continue reading →

Privacy, Then and Now: Reflecting on Griswold

I was the mother of three in 1965, when it became legal for married couples in Connecticut to buy and Continue reading →

“School Choice”: DeVos v. Education

Much too often since the election of Donald Trump, I have felt a sickening sense of return to the 1950s. Continue reading →