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Category Archives: LGBTQ law

The Sylvia Rivera Law Project’s CLE presentation on Transgender Issues in the Criminal Justice System earlier this week was wonderfully put together. Elana Redfield and Gabriel Arkles began by with a general overview of gender identity issues, and then went into more detail on issues that transgender people face in the criminal justice system and [...]

NY State Senate Votes on Same-Sex Marriage

The New York State Senate is voting on same-sex marriage right now. I’m listening to the arguments streaming live from the senate floor, right now, in the background as I work. You can watch the live stream here.
I can’t really live blog this the way I’d like to, but I’ll do what I can and [...]

Upcoming Criminal and Trans-Related CLE in NY

On December 8th, I’ll probably be catching up on Transgender Issues in the Criminal Justice System.
When: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 – 5:30pm – 7:15pm
Where: N.Y. County Supreme Court, 100 Centre Street, Room 1517
Gender Fairness Committees of New York County Supreme & Criminal Courts, in conjuction with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Law Association of [...]

Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses of Court Employees in the 9th Circuit; Lynne Stewart

Via Leonard Link, I learned that Judges Reinhardt and Kozinski of the 9th Circuit each issued opinions last week protecting their gay employees’ rights to obtain federal employee benefits after Office of Personnel Management’s interference.
As Professor Leonard explains, Reinhardt held that a federal public offender should be compensated for obtaining equivalent health insurance for [...]