Published: Apr 1st, 2013
A quiet hum of voices filled the Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom, HOL 180, at about noon March 26. Albie Sachs sat on a table at the front of the room, wearing a gold-patterned shirt and a calm expression. His right sleeve hung empty beside his body—a symbol of the lifelong [...]
Published: Oct 29th, 2012
A “train wreck” is how Harvard Law Professor Janet Halley describes the legal regime prevailing for same-sex couples. Until same-sex marriage is recognized and protected on a federal level, gay couples will continue to face potential legal complications due to varying degrees of recognition of civil unions and gay marriage from state to state, Harvard Law Professor Janet Halley said [...]
Published: Oct 15th, 2012
The Weyrauch Distinguished Lecture in Family Law will feature Harvard Law School Professor Janet Halley on “Traveling Marriage: Why the Campaign for Same Sex Marriage Gets Marriage Wrong,” Thursday [...]
Published: Oct 8th, 2012
Supporters from both sides gathered in the Chesterfield Smith Memorial Classroom on Oct. 3 for “A Conversation on Same-Sex Marriage,” an event billed as a “civil discourse about same-sex marriage” [...]
Published: Feb 15th, 2010
According to Dale Carpenter, the battle about same-sex marriage is just starting to take place between intellectual conservatives. Carpenter, brought to campus by the Federalist Society, spoke Wednesday about same-sex [...]