Jan 18/Cleveland, OH - Prop 8 and the Future of Same-Sex Marriage

In November 2008, California voters passed Proposition 8, prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying under California law. In August 2010, a court in the Northern District of California held Proposition 8 violates the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the United States Constitution. This program will discuss the constitutionality of Proposition 8 and the future of same-sex  marriage.

 

The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the American Constitution Society presents:
Prop 8 and the Future of Same-Sex Marriage
http://www.acslaw.org/chapters/lawyer/neohio/rsvp

 

Featuring:

• Susan J. Becker, Charles R. Emrick Jr - Calfee, Halter & Griswold Endowed Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
• George W. Dent, Jr., Schott-van den Eynden Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
• Timothy J. Downing, Partner, Ulmer & Berne LLP; Board of Directors, Human Rights Campaign

And moderated by:

• Matthew D. Besser, Of Counsel, The Law Offices of Cathleen Bolek, LLC; ACS Northeast Ohio Chapter Board Member

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Check-In and Reception: 5:30 p.m.
Program: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Moot Court Room
1801 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH
RSVP: http://www.acslaw.org/chapters/lawyer/neohio/rsvp

 

This event is free of charge.

 

This event has been approved by the Ohio Supreme Court for 1.0 hours of free CLE credit

 

The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is one of the nation's leading progressive legal organizations. Founded in 2001, ACS is a rapidly growing network of lawyers, law students, scholars, judges, policymakers and other concerned individuals. Our mission is to promote the vitality of the U.S. Constitution and the fundamental values it expresses: individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, access to justice, democracy and the rule of law.

 

For more information about the organization, which has established student chapters at more than 175 law schools around the country, including Case Western Reserve University School of Law and Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and lawyer chapters in over 30 cities, please visit http://www.acslaw.org/