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SEXUAL ORIENTATION LAW 2005

Fourth Annual Update on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy
February 25, 2004
UCLA School of Law, Room 1357
1:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Annual Book Party
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
UCLA School of Law, Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library

National Sexual Orientation Law Moot Court Competition
UCLA School of Law Room 1357
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Click here to register online for the annual update, book party or moot court competition.

Please join us for the William's Project's Fourth Annual Update on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy. This year's Annual Update will feature a keynote address by the Honorable Jeffrey Amestoy, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Vermont, who authored the opinion that resulted in Vermont's civil union legislation. Other featured speakers include Congressman Barney Frank; CA Assemblymember Mark Leno; Freedom to Marry's Evan Wolfson; the Williams Project's Bill Rubenstein, Brad Sears, and Dr. Gary Gates; and Lambda Legal's Jon Davidson and Jenny Pizer.

Immediately after the Annual Update, we invite you to attend our Annual Book Party in the UCLA School of Law Library. During this year's book party and cocktail reception, we will celebrate a tremendous year, both for the LGBT rights movement and the Williams Project. Funds raised during the book party will support the growth of The Williams Project into The Williams Institute during 2005.

General registration for the Annual Update is free. Tickets to the Annual Book Party are available for $50 each and event sponsorships start at $1,000. Practitioners who attend the Annual Update will earn 5.0 units of CLE credit for a registration fee of $150.00, which includes a ticket to the Annual Book Party. The UCLA School of Law is a State Bar of California-approved MCLE provider.

Download the program brochure and reply card in PDF format.

Watch the Judge Amestoy and Congressman Frank's keynote speeches now using RealPlayer.

Watch The Rights and Responsibilities of Same-Sex Couples Panel now using RealPlayer.


 


ANNUAL UPDATE SCHEDULE

1:00

Keynote Address

Jeffrey Amestoy
Former Chief Justice
Vermont Supreme Court

 

1:45- 3:15

Got Data? Policy and Political Issues for Measuring Sexual Orientation

 

Barbara Nelson

Dean

UCLA School of Public Affairs

 

Dr. Gary Gates

Williams Project Senior Research Fellow

The Williams Project

 

Lee Badgett

Research Director

Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies

 

Bill Rubenstein

Professor of Law

UCLA School of Law

3:30 - 4:30
The Dukeinier Awards: A Selection of Prize Winners 2002 - 2004

David Cruz
Professor of Law
University of Southern California School of Law

Carlos Ball
Professor of Law
Penn State Dickinson School of Law

Taylor Flynn
Professor of Law
Northeastern University School of Law

Zachary Kramer

2004-2006 Williams Teaching Fellow

The Williams Project

4:40 - 6:30

The Rights and Responsibilities of

Same-Sex Couples

 

Chris Littleton

Professor of Law

UCLA School of Law

 

David C. Codell

Law Office of David C. Codell

 

Jon W. Davidson

Legal Director

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund

 

Assemblymember Mark Leno

California State Assembly

 

Jenny Pizer

Senior Counsel

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund

 

Evan Wolfson

Director

Freedom to Marry

 

6:30 - 8:30
Annual Book Party

Williams Project Reading Room
Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library UCLA School of Law

Keynote Speaker
Congressman Barney Frank

 

REGISTRATION

This event is free and open to the public. However, space is limited. We therefore request that you register in advance. Please RSVP with our webform or RSVP to The Williams Project at (310) 794-5192 or via e-mail at williamsinstitute@law.ucla.edu. Please specify whether you are registering for the 1) Annual Update, 2) Annual Book Party, or 3) both. Please also specify whether you are registering for CLE credit or not.

DIRECTIONS AND PARKING:

Take the 405 San Diego Freeway to Sunset Blvd., and then head east on Sunset Blvd. Next, turn right on Hilgard Ave. and then turn right on Westholme. Parking is available in Parking Lot 2 on the UCLA campus for $7.00. You can purchase a parking pass from the Parking Kiosk just inside the UCLA campus on Westholme. Walk north to the UCLA School of Law. Room 1430 is on the first floor of the building's main hallway.

THE CHARLES R. WILLIAMS PROJECT ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION LAW

The Charles R. Williams Project on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy is a national think tank dedicated to the field of sexual orientation law and public policy. It advances law and public policy through rigorous, independent research and scholarship. The Williams Project was founded in the fall of 2001, through a gift of philanthropist, educator, and businessman, Charles R. Williams. For more information about the Williams Project contact:

The Williams Project
UCLA School of Law
Box 951476
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476
www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute

Phone (310) 267-4382
Fax : (310) 206-2122
E-mail: williamsinstitute@law.ucla.edu