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Obama’s Handling of DOMA Needs Improvement

Since announcing that the Justice Department would no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DoMA), President Obama has been applauded for taking a strong stand in support of the LGBT community. The Human Rights Campaign called the decision “a

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Iowa Judges Ejected for Favoring Same-Sex Marriage

December 7, 2010 #courts #Gay #law #politics

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Iowa voters jeopardized the independence of the American judiciary system when they voted out three Iowa Supreme Court justices in the recent elections on November 2nd. The ouster was an apparent backlash against that Court’s historic decision in 2009 that

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Prop 8 Panel Asks ‘Do Same-Sex Couples Have Constitutional Right to Marry?’

November 2, 2010 #Gay #politics

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On October 13, Cardozo hosted a panel discussion sponsored by the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy that posed a complicated question: Do same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry? The panel, composed of Vice Dean Ed Stein, Professor Charles

Opinion

Dean Diller: Cardozo Won’t Discriminate

October 5, 2010 #Cardozo #Gay

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Dear Editor,
I am writing in response to an opinion column in the last issue of The Jurist, which mischaracterized my views and the position of the Law School with respect to non-discrimination and inclusiveness relating to the LGBT community. While

Opinion

3L Disapproves of Diller’s Dodgy Double-Speak

August 30, 2010 #Gay

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Last year, bubbling below the normal Sturm und Drang of law school, the issue of homosexuality at Cardozo was a constant thread waiting to erupt into scandal. The problem began with a letter from Yeshiva University president Richard M. Joel

Opinion

Staff Editorial: YU’s Anti-Gay Rhetoric Unwelcome at Cardozo

March 3, 2010 #discrimination #Gay #Staff Editorial #YU

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The Jurist denounces President Joel’s December statement (see Rachel Kleinman and David Reap, “Joel: Gay Panel ‘Could Send the Wrong Message,’” The Cardozo Jurist, Vol. III, Issue 6, at 1) and asks the Cardozo administration to follow suit. While Yeshiva

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Joel: Gay Panel ‘Could Send the Wrong Message’

#featured #Gay #OUTlaw #YU

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On December 22, 2009, Yeshiva University (YU) hosted a panel entitled “Being Gay in the Orthodox World,” in which one current YU student and three YU alumni addressed the intersection of homosexuality and Orthodox Judaism by sharing their own experiences

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Military Speaker Sparks Controversy

November 12, 2008 #Cardozo #featured #Gay #Public Interest

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Recent actions by Public Interest Law Students Association (PILSA) have generated familiar controversy over the presence of military recruitment on campus. An informational forum on government jobs held in October caused upset to those who view the event as a