 Alvin Lee, NLGLA Law Student Division Co-Chair, cordially invites you to...
The Spring 2008 Harvard Lambda
Legal Advocacy Conference: TransLaw
February 29 - March 1, 2008 -- Harvard Law School
The third annual Harvard Lambda Legal Advocacy (HaLLA) Conference will examine the interaction of transgender communities and the law. The panelists, leading activists, advocates and academics from around the country, will speak on topics including state and private violence, state regulation of gender including sex-segregated public facilities, discrimination in the realms of health care and employment, and trans youth and families.
Please visit the Harvard Law School Lambda website at http://www.hlslambda.com/halla/index.html for more information.
Registration is free and all are welcome.
Proposal Deadline Rapidly Approaching!
Submit your proposal today!
 Lavender Law, NLGLA's Annual CLE Conference, aims to provide the most challenging and rewarding learning experiences possible for our attendees and presenters. This year, attendees will find some of the nation's top academics, impact litigators, lobbyists and practitioners presenting current topics and issues.
Lavender Law 2008—San Francisco, the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Lavender Law, will feature two dozen workshops on cutting-edge legal issues affecting LGBT individuals and the community on Friday, September 5th and Saturday, September 6th.
Topics covered in past conferences included practical litigation and transactional skills, constitutional law developments, estate planning and drafting, employment discrimination, HIV/AIDS, immigration, domestic violence, the Solomon Amendment and other LGBT law student group management issues, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell and other military matters, and issues affecting out legal practitioners in the profession from solo practice to large firms.
The deadline for proposals is March 1st.
Please click here to quickly and easily submit your online workshop proposal.
Lavender Law 2008 - San Francisco
General Attendance Plenary Sessions Announced
Full descriptions and up-to-the-minute speaker updates can be found at www.lavenderlaw.org/panel.html. Registration will be announced shortly.
NLGLA Affiliate Update
Upcoming Regional Events
A new feature for NLGLA members, check out the Event Calendar in the NLGLA Online Community. Send us your events to reach a broader base of interested individuals.
Kansas City Lesbian, Gay and Allied Lawyers (KC LEGAL)
Social Networking Event
Please join us at Bar Natasha (1911 Main), on Thursday, February 28th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm for a social. Learn more about KC LEGAL, our mission, and network with other LGBT and allied lawyers and law students. Free appetizers, cash bar. Contact Lana Knedlik, lknedlik@stinson.com with questions.
Minnesota Lavender Bar Association (MLBA)
Annual Meeting 2008
All MLBA members and friends, their guests, and interested law students are cordially invited to attend the MLBA 2008 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 18th. MLBA has reserved a private space at Amore Victoria Ristorate, located at 1601 W. Lake St. in Minneapolis's Uptown neighborhood. We do not plan to have an outside speaker - just association business and a time to relax and enjoy one another's company. To ensure we have sufficient space, PLEASE RSVP (with total number in your party) by email to events@mnlavbar.org. See you there!
To view all the upcoming events, login to the NLGLA Online Community using your username and password, click on "Event Calendar" in the navigation bar, and start browsing! Questions? Please contact Jennifer.
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LGBT Legal Professional Issues in the News:
Los Angeles Lawyer Seeks Submissions for Diversity Issue
Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, the magazine of the LA County Bar Association (LACBA), will be publishing an “Elimination of Bias” issue in late 2008, and they are currently seeking authors of substantive law articles for the issue. The magazine is specifically looking for articles pertaining to LGBT legal issues, as the "Elimination of Bias" issue will coincide with Lavender Law 2008.
The Magazine is especially interested in topics that would be helpful to fellow attorneys in their practices. The Magazine’s editorial guidelines can be viewed here: http://www.lacba.org/showpage.cfm?pageid=2001. Questions should be addressed to Karen Luong, kluong@nsplc.com.
Just in Time for Valentine's Day: Sex Toys Are Legal Again
By Angela K. Brown
The Associated Press
New York Lawyer
February 14, 2008
A federal appeals court has overturned a Texas statute outlawing sex toy sales, essentially leaving Alabama as the only state with such a ban.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Texas law making it illegal to sell or promote obscene devices, punishable by up to two years in jail, violated the Constitution's 14th Amendment on the right to privacy.
Companies that own Dreamer's and Le Rouge Boutique, which sell the devices in its Austin, Texas, stores, and the retail distributor Adam & Eve, sued in Austin federal court in 2004 over the constitutionality of the law. They appealed after a federal judge dismissed the suit and said the Constitution did not protect their right to publicly promote such devices.
In its decision Tuesday, the appeals court cited Lawrence and Garner v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court's 2003 opinion that struck down bans on consensual sex between gay couples.
>> Read more (free registration required)
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