William Rubenstein Receives Distinguished Professor Award from ACLU

On Tuesday, June 29, 2004, UCLA School of Law Professor of Law William B. (Bill) Rubenstein, Chair of the Williams Project Faculty Advisory Committee, received the Distinguished Professors Award at the ACLU of Southern California's 10th Annual Law Luncheon.

William Rubenstein of UCLA School of Law will be presented with the Distinguished Professors Award for Civil Liberties Education for his career as an inspirational teacher and civil rights activist. As an expert on sexuality and law, his work with gay law and the rights of gay and lesbian people, and those suffering from AIDS and HIV have been influential in the fight for equality. As a professor, he has continually strived to teach his students and others the importance of civil rights and civil liberties. He has inspired his students, and continues to inspire all of us at the ACLU of Southern California. We are honored to present Professor Rubenstein with the Distinguished Professors Award for Civil Liberties Education.

(Source: ACLU Press Release, 17 June 2004)

Professor Rubenstein is one of the nation's leading experts on sexual orientation law. He authored the first law school casebook in the field, has written and lectured widely on a variety of issues of sexual orientation law, and is among the nation's most-cited scholars writing about these issues. He has taught courses on sexual orientation law at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and UCLA Law Schools. Prior to becoming a full-time law professor, he represented lesbians and gay men in federal and state courts throughout the United States.

The Luncheon honored Professor Rubenstein and other leading civil rights and civil liberties advocates.