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The Respectable Dignity Of Obergefell V. Hodges, Yuvraj Joshi Oct 2015

The Respectable Dignity Of Obergefell V. Hodges, Yuvraj Joshi

Yuvraj Joshi

In declaring state laws that restrict same-sex marriage unconstitutional, Justice Kennedy invoked “dignity” nine times—to no one’s surprise. References in Obergefell to “dignity” are in important respects the culmination of Justice Kennedy’s elevation of the concept, dating back to the Supreme Court’s 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. In Casey, “dignity” expressed respect for a woman’s freedom to make choices about her pregnancy. Casey laid the foundation for Lawrence v. Texas, which similarly respected the freedom of choice of homosexual persons. Yet, starting in United States v. Windsor and continuing in Obergefell, the narrative began to change. Dignity veered …


Lunch -- Keynote Speakers -- Devon W. Carbado And Russell K. Robinson, Ucla School Of Law, Devon W. Carbado, Russell K. Robinson Jul 2015

Lunch -- Keynote Speakers -- Devon W. Carbado And Russell K. Robinson, Ucla School Of Law, Devon W. Carbado, Russell K. Robinson

Russell K Robinson

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Reconstructing The Author-Self: Some Feminist Lessons For Copyright Law, Carys J. Craig Feb 2015

Reconstructing The Author-Self: Some Feminist Lessons For Copyright Law, Carys J. Craig

Carys Craig

Copyright law currently forces all intellectual production into a doctrinal model shaped by individualistic assumptions about the authorial ideal. To the extent that the truly original author-owner is conceptualized as an individual (and not a function or fiction), he depends upon Enlightenment ideals of individuation, detachment, and unity. A competing view of the author sees her as necessarily engaged in a process of adaptation, translation and recombination. This version of authorship coheres with a view of the individual as socially constituted: her expression is the result of the complex variety of texts and discourses that she encounters (and by which …


The Limits Of Feminism, Emily Sherwin Feb 2015

The Limits Of Feminism, Emily Sherwin

Emily L Sherwin

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