Sexual Orientation and the Law Blog
Legal issues involving sexuality and gender identity.
Author: Sara R. Benson is a visiting assistant professor at the University of Illinois College of Law.
Blawg Related Categories: Civil Rights • Family Law • Law Professor
Recent Posts from Sexual Orientation and the Law Blog
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Summary Judgment Granted in Transsexual Workplace Discrimination Case
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut granted summary judgment for ATP Health & Beauty Care, Inc. on Aug. 18, 2008. Morales v. ATP Health & Beauty Care, Inc., Civ. No. 3:06CV01430 (D.…
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Call for Book Reviews: Women and the Law
* * * * Call for Book Reviews: Women and the Law Proposals Due September 25, 2008 The editors of Pace Law Review invite proposals from scholars, researchers, practitioners and professionals for contributions to a…
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Doctors Cannot Deny Lesbian Couple Fertility Treatments
The California Supreme Court ruled that doctors cannot deny a lesbian couple fertility treatments. Read more about the decision and find a link to the decision at the Family Law Professor Blog here.
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Call for Papers--Assisted Reproductive Technology
The William Mitchell Law Review is dedicating a portion of its second issue to Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Law in its upcoming Volume 35 (Winter 2008-09). They are seeking papers that examine current issues…
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AALS Protests
Some members of the AALS, including the Legal Writing Institute, are protesting the hotel, the Manchester Grand Hyatt, at which many events are scheduled to be held. The hotel's owner, Mr. Manchester, contributed substantially to…
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Florida District Court Requires Schools to Recognize GSA
August 13, 2008 The Southern District of Florida recently ruled in favor of a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) student group that sued the School Board of Okeechobee County after the group was denied official recognition…
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Review of Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage
Check out the abstract and more information at the Reproductive Rights Prof. Blog here.
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Track the Money All the Way to California--Same Sex Marriage Debate
Proposition 8 would amend the California Constitution to take away marriage rights for same sex couples (overturning the recent California Supreme Court decision) and it is of national interest. Couples from other states could go…
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Same Sex Marriage in Massachusetts
The Mass. Governor signed into law a repeal of the 1913 law barring same sex couples from marrying in Mass. if the marriage would violate their home state's laws. See Boston Herald Article here. Now,…
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Don't Ask Don't Tell Could Go
For the first time in 15 years, a house panel is considering the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell (the military policy forbidding gays and lesbians from openly expressing their sexual identity in the military).…