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LGBTQ+ lawyers, policy experts, and activists discuss the latest legal and political news affecting the LGBTQ+ community both in the U.S. and abroad. Hosted by Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, with regularly featured guest Prof. Emeritus Arthur S. Leonard of New York Law School.
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Thursday Apr 15, 2021
New Leadership at the Civil Rights Division
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the April edition of LGBT Law Notes.
- Justice Department Explains That Bostock Ruling Informs Interpretation of Federal Sex Discrimination Laws Beyond Title VII;
- 2nd Circuit Finds Vimeo Immune from Liability for Kicking SOCE Promoter Off its Internet Platform;
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6th Circuit Panel Says University Professor May Have 1st Amendment Right to Misgender Transgender Students
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
From a SCOTUS Win to a Possible Loss in One Year
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar Association of New York, speaks with Director of the ACLU LGBT & HIV Project, James Esseks, about the recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of LGBTQ workers and the religious exemption case, currently pending before SCOTUS, that could blow a constitutional hole in our nation's civil rights laws.
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Gun Violence and the Surge of Asian Hate
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Eric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with The Asian American Bar Association of New York's Chris Kwok and Everytown For Gun Safety's Kaegan Mays-Williams about the surge of hate directed at Asian Americans and the problem of racially-motivated gun violence.