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Sixth Annual Update on Sexual Orientation Law and Policy
CLE Materials (PDF)

Friday, February 23, 2007
6th Annual Update on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy

CA CLE Credit Available
The Williams Institute’s 6th Annual Update on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy featured panels exploring recent developments in sexual orientation law, policy, and advocacy.  Panelists included Boris O. Dittrich, Former Member of the Netherlands Parliament; Evan Wolfson, Executive Director of Freedom to Marry; Alphonso David, Staff Attorney, Lambda Legal; Senior Counsel Jennifer C. Pizer of Lambda Legal’s Western Regional Office; and Research Associate Jennifer Macomber of the Urban Institute's Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population. The full-day conference concluded with the final round of the 3rd Annual National Sexual Orientation Law Moot Court Competition, and Washington State Supreme Court Justices Susan Owens and Barbara Madsen are scheduled to judge along with United States Court of Appeals Judge Raymond Fisher (9th Circuit).
UCLA School of Law
11:00 – 6:00 p.m. Program
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Reception
Photos from the event

Speakers Guide

Trans Awareness for Legal Professionals (Dean Spade)

Barriers to Healthcare Access for Trans People (Pooja Gehi, Nick Gorton, Gabriel Arkles, Dean Spade)

The Impact of Prohibiting LGBT Adoption and Foster Care:  An Empirical Analysis (Gary J. Gates, Jennifer Macomber)

The Dukeminier Awards Journal (available upon request)

What Can the U.S. Learn From Europe About Extending Marriage to Gay and Lesbian Couples, Bringing it Home, Final Round of the Sexual Orientation Law Moot Court Competition (Boris Dittrich; M.V. Lee Badgett, Bill Eskridge and Evan Wolfson; David Codell, Ted Trimpa, Alphonso David, Jennifer Pizer, Evan Wolfson and Russell Robinson)