Women lawyers, moms: Imagine having a baby three weeks before the Texas bar exam, and then facing the possibility of pumping breast milk on the bathroom floor as fellow test takers line up outside during break time.

The scenario was almost more than just a nightmare for Illinois lawyer Shahzeen Karim, who took the bar last month, according to a post on the American Civil Liberties Union Blog of Rights. If she didn’t pump her breastmilk, Karim would be in pain and would risk getting a breast infection, and her milk supply would decrease. She needed more testing time and frequent breaks and a private place to pump her milk, said the blog post.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]