(Don't) Go to Law School Available at LDC Comics Fair this July

For the month of July 2025, you can access a digital copy of the first installment of my graphic memoir, (Don’t) Go to Law School, about prestige-plagued law schools, a devolving Supreme Court, and finding a path that feels right. If you have no connection to the law, you may also appreciate the comic if your childhood reading skewed your career expectations, you did exactly what you said you wouldn’t, or you’ve ever been particularly invested in celebrity gossip.

An illustration of a memoir called "Don't Go to Law School." It shows a small girl saying "Law! Ew!" It also shows a woman wrapped up in bands that say things like "you can do anything with a law degree." The woman looks upset.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is shown on a page of a comic, where we see how she became the "Notorious RBG" and said things like "Fight of the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."

A girl and her father are sitting on a couch in this comic about law school. She points out that she always knew she would never go to law school.

The comic is available as part of the LDC Online Comics Fair, which has a collection of digital comics by creators from all around the world.

The listing for my comic is here, but there are loads of other great creators whose work you may enjoy, if you go to the LD Comics Shop generally.

If you pick up a copy, let me know what you think!

Title IX and Thinking of Yourself as An Athlete

The end of June is a funny time with respect to momentous legal moments. Today is the ten-year anniversary of the Obergefell Supreme Court decision that established same-sex marriage as a fundamental right under the Constitution.

Two days ago was the 3-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision that took away a fundamental right to reproductive choice and healthcare that American women held for 50 years. That decision overturned 50 years of precedent and emphasized to all that Supreme Court interpretation, in the most contentious cases, boils down to the views of a majority of whoever has been placed on the Court.

And three days ago was the 53rd anniversary of my favorite law, which forced the doors open for women in education and sports.

Illustration of Title IX, women in sports.

That law still IS Title IX. This is an excerpt from a longer comic explaining the law.

As Title IX approached its 50th birthday, I started interviewing women I knew about their interaction with sports. I was fascinated by the fact that the impact of Title IX varied based on when you were born. For me, it was so impactful that I had no concept of girls’ sports being anything other than full of opportunity. For one of my tennis buddies, it didn’t come soon enough—she had to sue to be allowed to play on the boys high school team.

In honor of the anniversary three days ago, I want to share one of these interviews that did make its way into a comic form.

Illustration is a comic about a woman who grew up thinking she couldn't be an athlete, until as an adult she gave it a try..

Comic is of a woman who grew up thinking she wasn't fit enough to be an athlete because it was before Title IX. She ends up doing sports as an adult.

Cheers to Lisa the athlete! I love this story because it points out how not everyone who was missed by Title IX was going to just play sports anyway, Billie Jean King style. That’s exactly why this law has been so impactful—it opened the doors for every girl to be able to see herself as an athlete, from a young age.

Thank you for reading!

Birthright Citizenship in the U.S.

What’s going on with birthright citizenship in the U.S.? In May 2025, there was oral argument at the Supreme Court on this topic. What was it really about? This explainer comic illustrates this specific point in the litigation.

Text says, "What's happening with birthright citizenship?" Illustration shows a baby holding a U.S. flag, in a bassinet. Sign on bassinet says "Welcome baby!"

Text says, "birthright citizenship has long been a no-brainer aside from some fringe theories. Just read the start of the Fourteenth Amendment." Illustration shows a drawing of a yellow scroll with text of 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Text says, "The fringe theories made it to the White House this year, and turned into an Executive Order." Illustration shows a White House with arms and legs holding the birthright citizenship executive order from January 2025.

Text says, "This was quickly put on hold (aka 'nationwide preliminary injunctions') by federal district courts in Seattle, Maryland, and Massachusetts. Illustration shows stick figure judges holding up papers that say "Not ok. Pause!"

Text says, "But the Government didn't stop there, asking the Supreme Court to decide that nationwide injunctions (holds) are wrong and should not apply to anyone other than the plaintiffs in the cases put on hold."

Illustrations how's White House holding a sign saying "We're not asking about the Constitution itself.." and text explains it's a procedural appeal.

Text explains that the case has yet to be decided, but unclear how Court will rule.