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Bringing Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity Into The Tax Classroom, Anthony C. Infanti
Bringing Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity Into The Tax Classroom, Anthony C. Infanti
Anthony C. Infanti
A recent piece in the Journal of Legal Education analyzing student surveys by the Law School Admission Council reports that, despite improvement in the past decade, LGBT students still experience a law school climate in which they encounter substantial discrimination both inside and outside the classroom. Included among the list of “best practices” to improve the law school climate for LGBT students was a recommendation to incorporate discussions of LGBT issues in non-LGBT courses, such as tax. In a timely coincidence, the Section on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues held a day-long program at the 2009 AALS annual meeting …
Surveying The Legal Landscape For Pennsylvania Same-Sex Couples, Anthony C. Infanti
Surveying The Legal Landscape For Pennsylvania Same-Sex Couples, Anthony C. Infanti
Anthony C. Infanti
By spring 2009, a quick succession of advances in the battle over same-sex marriage in Connecticut, California, Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont had led some commentators to describe the moment using such hyperbolic phrases as “tipping point” and “potential watershed.” The legal and legislative wins in these states—however tentative—had created a sense of momentum in favor of lesbian and gay rights advocates in the battle over same-sex marriage. Yet jubilation over a string of victories should not obscure the larger perspective on this battle. We should not lose sight of the fact that in each of these jurisdictions, with …