Advancing LGBT Civil Rights

National Legal Panel

Saturday, May 4, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
The University of the Arts, Connelly Auditorium

211 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA


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Leading law professors and litigators analyze the possibilities and implications surrounding the Supreme Court decisions on Prop 8, DOMA and other historic legal challenges to LGBT discrimination.

David Codell, Esq. (Moderator)
Legal Director
Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law

David Codell is Legal Director at the Williams Institute. His litigation has advanced groundbreaking theories on the issues of discrimination based on sexual orientation, legal recognition of same-sex couples, and the rights of LGBT youth.



Mary Bonauto, Esq. (Panelist)
Civil Rights Project Director
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)

Mary Bonauto is Civil Rights Project Director at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD). She was lead counsel in legalizing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts and in the first successful federal and appellate decisions to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).



Douglas NeJaime (Panelist)
Associate Professor
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

Douglas NeJaime is an Associate Professor at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. His research focuses on law and social movements, LGBT rights, and sexual orientation discrimination.




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