Since the landmark decision in Obergefell, there has been much litigation over the implications of same-sex marriage and resistance to other LGBTQ rights and freedoms. The composition of the judiciary has changed over these same years, moving in a seemingly opposite direction of our culture. How might this tension play out? Are the advances made in queer rights and gender equality in jeopardy?
Featuring:
Bill Eskridge, Yale Law Professor
Professor Eskridge was the first lawyer to persuade a judge that discrimination against same-sex couples is unconstitutional. He is the author of the pathfinding book "The Case for Same-Sex Marriage" and the casebook "Sexuality, Gender, and the Law" along with many other works.
Judge Bernard Friedman, Federal Judge Eastern District of Michigan
In 2014 the Hon. Judge Bernard Friedman struck down Michigan's constitutional and statutory bans on same-sex marriage. He served as the Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan from 2004 until 2009 when he took senior status.
Judge Judith Levy, Federal Judge Eastern District of Michigan
The Hon. Judge Judith Levy serves on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She is an alum of Michigan Law and has been an out member of the LGBT community since 1977.
Shannon Minter, Shannon Minter is the Legal Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, one of the nation’s leading advocacy organizations for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Mr. Minter is credited with laying the legal groundwork for many state and local laws that prohibit discrimination against transgender men and women in health care and employment.
Moderated by Professor Schlanger. Founder of the Civil Rights Clearinghouse and Wade H. and Dores M. McCree Collegiate Professor of Law.