LGBT Bar NY Podcast

Discussion of: (1) the 2nd Circuit's ruling in Windsor striking down Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act; (2) the first U.S. prosecution of an anti-gay hate crime under the Hate Crimes Prevention Act; and (3) a Kentucky state court ruling that the sexual orientation of a parent cannot alone be a determining factor in a custody decision. Visit le-gal.org to learn more about LeGaL, The...

Discussion of: (1) a MA federal court decision ordering gender reassignment surgery for a transgender inmate; (2) a CA case concerning claims that an Avis car rental discount extended to members of two LGBT organizations discriminated against heterosexuals; and (3) a custody dispute of a former NJ same-sex couple where one partner now wishes to relocate a child to Georgia. Visit le-gal.org to lear...

Discussion of: (1) more DOMA developments and a loss for marriage equality proponents in Hawaii and (2) a case out of New York concerning New York City's adult zoning ordinance and the First Amendment. Visit www.le-gal.org to learn more about LeGaL, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal...

Discussion of: (1) the latest developments in connection with ongoing challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and (2) a case out of New Mexico holding that non-biological, non-adoptive lesbian parent can qualify as a "natural mother." Visit www.le-gal.org to learn more about LeGaL, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehens...

Discussion of: (1) President's Obama's historic announcement of support for marriage equality; (2) 1st Circuit decision striking down Section 3 of DOMA; and (3) New York case concerning whether falsely calling someone gay is still slander per se. Visit www.le-gal.org to learn more about LeGaL, The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most compreh...

Discussion of: (1) landmark ruling from the EEOC applying Title VII to discrimination claims based on gender identity, change of sex, and/or transgender status; (2) a Minnesota case concerning a union-administered employee benefits fund’s decision to drop a transgender woman from coverage after determining her marriage was not valid; and (3) a Mississippi case illustrating yet again some of the da...

Discussion of: (1) historic decision from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights affecting LGBT rights; (2) NYC case concerning transgender man's effort to obtain an amended birth certificate; and (3) whether insinuating someone is gay is still slander per se in Texas. Visit www.le-gal.org for more about LeGaL and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication...

Discussion of: (1) the latest Prop 8 ruling; (2) a Missouri case concerning the blocking of LGBT-affirming websites by a school district's web filter; and (3) two DOMA cases. Visit www.le-gal.org for more about LeGaL and to subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal developments affecting the LGBT community here and abroad.

Discussion of: (1) Minnesota Court of Appeals' ruling reviving the claims of three same-sex couples challenging the state's ban on same-sex marriage; (2) a 6th Circuit case concerning  a counseling graduate student who was expelled after raising religious objections to counseling gay clients; and (3) an Iowa case concerning the rights of two mothers legally married in Iowa to have their names plac...

Discussion of: (1) an 11th Circuit equal protection case involving termination of a transgender employee; (2) child custody cases out of Florida & New Jersey; and (3) a failed challenge to an incest statute premised on Lawrence v. Texas. Visit www.le-gal.org for more about LeGaL and to read/subscribe to Lesbian/Gay Law Notes, the most comprehensive monthly publication summarizing legal development...

Discussion of (1) the latest decision in the Prop 8 case in California; (2) a case involving allegations that organizers of the Gay Softball World Series violated Washington State's anti-discrimination laws with its rule capping the number of non-openly LGBT players; and (3) Title IX claims brought by a gay cosmetology student in Florida who faced harassment and anti-gay bullying.  Visit www.le-ga...

The November 2011 podcast, featuring Professor Arthur Leonard of New York Law School & Brad Snyder, Executive Director of LeGaL - The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, focuses on three stories featured in the November issue: A Washington State federal case concerning the disclosure of the names & addresses of petitioners for an anti-gay ballot initiative; A case out of Australia concerning...

The October 2011 podcast, featuring Professor Arthur Leonard of New York Law School & Brad Snyder, Executive Director of LeGaL - The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, focuses on three stories featured in the October issue: a 9th Circuit case concerning an effort by Arizona to repeal health care benefits for the same-sex partners of state employees; an Alaskan case concerning a challenge by...

The September 2011 podcast, featuring Professor Arthur Leonard of New York Law School & Brad Snyder, Executive Director of LeGaL - The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York, focuses on three stories in the September issue: the certification that paves the way for ultimate repeal of the military's Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy; a Wisconsin case concerning a state statute that sought to bar payment...