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What Is Sexual Orientation?, Mary Ziegler Jan 2018

What Is Sexual Orientation?, Mary Ziegler

Kentucky Law Journal

At a time when the Supreme Court seems closer than ever before to treating sexual orientation as a suspect classification, consideration of the legal definition of sexual orientation is both timely and important. The Court’s 2015 decision in Obergefell recognizes two guideposts for defining sexual orientation: its immutability and normalcy. While other scholars offer rich and nuanced accounts of the fight for gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual rights, they do not fully analyze the history of sexual orientation as a legal category. This Article closes that gap, illuminating the hidden costs of the definition of sexual orientation that Obergefell endorses. …


Data Privacy As A Civil Right: The Eu Gets It?, Raymond Shih Ray Ku Jan 2015

Data Privacy As A Civil Right: The Eu Gets It?, Raymond Shih Ray Ku

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Sentence Of Hiv, Carrie Griffin Basas Jan 2013

The Sentence Of Hiv, Carrie Griffin Basas

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


He Said, She Said, Let's Hear What The Data Say: Sexual Harassment In The Media, Courts, Eeoc, And Social Science, Joni Hersch, Beverly Moran Jan 2013

He Said, She Said, Let's Hear What The Data Say: Sexual Harassment In The Media, Courts, Eeoc, And Social Science, Joni Hersch, Beverly Moran

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Sacred And The Secular: South Africa's Constitutional Court Rules On Same-Sex Marriages, Albie Sachs Jan 2013

The Sacred And The Secular: South Africa's Constitutional Court Rules On Same-Sex Marriages, Albie Sachs

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Iqbal Effect: The Impact Of New Pleading Standards In Employment And Housing Discrimination Litigation, Raymond H. Brescia Jan 2011

The Iqbal Effect: The Impact Of New Pleading Standards In Employment And Housing Discrimination Litigation, Raymond H. Brescia

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Flood Of Pregnancy Discrimination Cases: Balancing The Interests Of Pregnant Women And Their Employers, Jennifer Yue Jan 2008

The Flood Of Pregnancy Discrimination Cases: Balancing The Interests Of Pregnant Women And Their Employers, Jennifer Yue

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Civil Rights For Whom?: Gay Rights Versus Religious Freedom, George W. Dent Jr. Jan 2007

Civil Rights For Whom?: Gay Rights Versus Religious Freedom, George W. Dent Jr.

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Employee Threshold On Federal Antidiscrimination Statutes: A Matter Of The Merits, Christine Neylon O'Brien, Stephanie Greene Jan 2006

Employee Threshold On Federal Antidiscrimination Statutes: A Matter Of The Merits, Christine Neylon O'Brien, Stephanie Greene

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Reflections: Fifty Years After Brown V. Board Of Education, Janet Reno Jan 2004

Reflections: Fifty Years After Brown V. Board Of Education, Janet Reno

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Toward Getting Beyond The Blame Game: A Critique Of The Ideology Of Voluntarism In Title Vii Jurisprudence, Sandi Farrell Jan 2003

Toward Getting Beyond The Blame Game: A Critique Of The Ideology Of Voluntarism In Title Vii Jurisprudence, Sandi Farrell

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Allowing A Title Vii Punitive Damage Award Without An Accompanying Compensatory Or Nominal Award: Further Unifying The Federal Civil Rights Laws, Kelly Koenig Levi Jan 2001

Allowing A Title Vii Punitive Damage Award Without An Accompanying Compensatory Or Nominal Award: Further Unifying The Federal Civil Rights Laws, Kelly Koenig Levi

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Proportional Equality: Readings Of Romer, Nan D. Hunter Jan 2001

Proportional Equality: Readings Of Romer, Nan D. Hunter

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Vermont Civil Unions, Full Faith And Credit, And Marital Status, Lewis A. Silverman Jan 2001

Vermont Civil Unions, Full Faith And Credit, And Marital Status, Lewis A. Silverman

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


"Simply So Different": The Uniquely Expressive Character Of The Openly Gay Individual After Boy Scouts Of America V. Dale, Nancy J. Knauer Jan 2001

"Simply So Different": The Uniquely Expressive Character Of The Openly Gay Individual After Boy Scouts Of America V. Dale, Nancy J. Knauer

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Procedural Rules Or Procedural Pretexts?: A Case Study Of Procedural Hurdles In Constitutional Challenges To The Texas Sodomy Law, Christopher R. Leslie Jan 2001

Procedural Rules Or Procedural Pretexts?: A Case Study Of Procedural Hurdles In Constitutional Challenges To The Texas Sodomy Law, Christopher R. Leslie

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Currents In The Stream: The Evolving Legal Status Of Gay And Lesbian Persons In Kentucky, Matthew M. Morrison Jan 2001

Currents In The Stream: The Evolving Legal Status Of Gay And Lesbian Persons In Kentucky, Matthew M. Morrison

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Romer, Hurley, And Dale: How The Supreme Court Languishes With "Special Rights", Christopher S. Hargis Jan 2001

Romer, Hurley, And Dale: How The Supreme Court Languishes With "Special Rights", Christopher S. Hargis

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Racial Profiling And Whren: Searching For Objective Evidence Of The Fourth Amendment On The Nation's Roads, Alberto B. Lopez Jan 2001

Racial Profiling And Whren: Searching For Objective Evidence Of The Fourth Amendment On The Nation's Roads, Alberto B. Lopez

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Substantial Proportionality Not Required: Achieving Title Ix Compliance Without Reducing Participation In Collegiate Athletics, Mark Hammond Jan 1999

Substantial Proportionality Not Required: Achieving Title Ix Compliance Without Reducing Participation In Collegiate Athletics, Mark Hammond

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Strengthening Hate Crime Laws In Kentucky, Jennifer Jolly-Ryan Jan 1999

Strengthening Hate Crime Laws In Kentucky, Jennifer Jolly-Ryan

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Reframing The Affirmative Action Debate, Lani Guinier Jan 1998

Reframing The Affirmative Action Debate, Lani Guinier

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Kentucky Board Of Bar Examiners' Character And Fitness Certification Questionnaire: Are Mental Health Inquiries A Violation Of The Americans With Disabilities Act?, Lanny King Jan 1996

The Kentucky Board Of Bar Examiners' Character And Fitness Certification Questionnaire: Are Mental Health Inquiries A Violation Of The Americans With Disabilities Act?, Lanny King

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Playing The "Gender" Card: Affirmative Action And Working Women, Mary K. O'Melveny Jan 1996

Playing The "Gender" Card: Affirmative Action And Working Women, Mary K. O'Melveny

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Silent Beneficiaries: Affirmative Action And Gender In Law School Academic Support Programs, Darlene C. Goring Jan 1996

Silent Beneficiaries: Affirmative Action And Gender In Law School Academic Support Programs, Darlene C. Goring

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Beware That False First Step, David R. Fine Jan 1994

Beware That False First Step, David R. Fine

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Tuskegee Modern, Or Group Rights Under The Constitution, Richard A. Epstein Jan 1992

Tuskegee Modern, Or Group Rights Under The Constitution, Richard A. Epstein

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Employment Discrimination And The Reconsideration Of Runyon, Lee Modjeska Jan 1989

Employment Discrimination And The Reconsideration Of Runyon, Lee Modjeska

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Protecting Persons With Aids From Employment Discrimination, Erica Horn Jan 1988

Protecting Persons With Aids From Employment Discrimination, Erica Horn

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Enforcement Of The Fair Housing Act: What Role Should The Federal Government Play?, Alex Waldrop Jan 1985

Enforcement Of The Fair Housing Act: What Role Should The Federal Government Play?, Alex Waldrop

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.