Feb. 25 Annual Update on Sexual Orientation Law, Book Party and Moot Court Competition

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SEXUAL ORIENTATION LAW 2005


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Fourth Annual Update on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy
February 25, 2005
UCLA School of Law, Room 1357
1:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.


<http://www1.law.ucla.edu/~williamsproj/programs/BookParty2005.htm> Annual
Book Party

February 25, 2005

UCLA School of Law, Hugh & Hazel Darling Law Library

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.



<http://www1.law.ucla.edu/~williamsproj/programs/MootCourt2005.htm>
National Sexual Orientation Law Moot Court Competition

February 27, 2005

UCLA School of Law Room 1357

Final Round, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Awards Ceremony, 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.




<http://www1.law.ucla.edu/~williamsproj/programs/webRSVPform2005AnnualUpdate
.html> 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
<http://www1.law.ucla.edu/~williamsproj/pdf/Williams%20Project%20Annual%20Up
date%20Brochure%2002.25.05.pdf> program brochure and
<http://www1.law.ucla.edu/~williamsproj/pdf/Williams%20Project%20Annual%20Up
date%20Reply%20Card%2002.25.05.pdf> reply card in PDF format.



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<http://www1.law.ucla.edu/~williamsproj/programs/AnnualUpdate2005.html>
ANNUAL UPDATE SCHEDULE




1:00

Welcome

R. Bradley Sears

Executive Director

The Williams Project



1:05

Keynote Address

Jeffrey Amestoy
Former Chief Justice, Vermont Supreme Court

Fellow, Harvard University Institute of Politics



1:45- 3:15

Got Data? Policy and Political Issues for Measuring Sexual Orientation

Barbara Nelson, moderator

Dean

UCLA School of Public Affairs



Dr. Gary Gates

Williams Project Senior Research Fellow



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 Project Teaching Fellow

The Williams Project





4:40 - 6:30

The Rights and Responsibilities of Same-Sex Couples

Chris Littleton, moderator

Professor of Law

UCLA School of Law



Assemblymember Mark Leno

California State Assembly



Evan Wolfson

Executive Director

Freedom to Marry



David C. Codell

Law Office of David C. Codell



Jon W. Davidson

Legal Director

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund



Jennifer C. Pizer

Senior Staff Attorney

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund





6:30 - 8:30

<http://www1.law.ucla.edu/~williamsproj/programs/BookParty2005.htm> Annual
Book Party

Williams Project Reading Room

Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library UCLA School of Law

Keynote Speaker: Congressman Barney Frank











FACTS



Before September 11, 2001, three groups - gay people, Jewish people, and
African-Americans- - reported by far the greatest number of hate crimes.

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here for full Williams Project study)



IDEAS



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Gay Marriage: Pro and Con









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