She has taught there since 1976 and specializes in constitutional law, feminist jurisprudence, litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
[1][2] She continued her studies at University of Michigan School of Law, graduating with a J.D.
After law school, she clerked for Judge Harold Leventhal of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and then for Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. of the United States Supreme Court from 1975 to 1976.
Following her clerkships, she began teaching at the University of Michigan School of Law, and was the first female faculty member.
[4][5] In 2012, she commented on the oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court over the Affordable Care Act.