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Civil Rights Activist Jim Obergefell Tells the Story of His Fight to Legalize Gay Marriage
Plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, discussed coming to terms with his gay identity, fighting for his marriage to be recognized nationwide Read MoreApr. 18, 2023
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Mike Newton presents USAID report on adjudicating war crimes cases in Ukraine July 22
The report is entitled "Ensuring Fair and Effective Justice in Adjudicating War Crimes Cases in Ukraine." Read MoreJul. 22, 2022
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Clinic Alum Focus – Racial Justice Work
by Corey Feuer Before he was 10 years old, Jim Obergefell knew he was gay. “I knew I was different,” he told a packed Flynn Auditorium, “but I also knew from society that that was wrong.” Obergefell spoke about how this societal stigma drove him towards a life of… Read MoreMay. 24, 2021
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Transactional Lawyering for Black Lives
by Corey Feuer Before he was 10 years old, Jim Obergefell knew he was gay. “I knew I was different,” he told a packed Flynn Auditorium, “but I also knew from society that that was wrong.” Obergefell spoke about how this societal stigma drove him towards a life of… Read MoreMay. 24, 2021
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Self-Care and Lawyering by Paula Davis
by Corey Feuer Before he was 10 years old, Jim Obergefell knew he was gay. “I knew I was different,” he told a packed Flynn Auditorium, “but I also knew from society that that was wrong.” Obergefell spoke about how this societal stigma drove him towards a life of… Read MoreMay. 24, 2021
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Funmi Akinnawonu ’20: 2020 George Barrett Social Justice Fellow, Mississippi Center for Justice, Jackson
by Corey Feuer Before he was 10 years old, Jim Obergefell knew he was gay. “I knew I was different,” he told a packed Flynn Auditorium, “but I also knew from society that that was wrong.” Obergefell spoke about how this societal stigma drove him towards a life of… Read MoreMay. 24, 2021
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Faculty Spotlight – Meet Professor Jennifer Prusak, Director of the Housing Law Clinic
by Corey Feuer Before he was 10 years old, Jim Obergefell knew he was gay. “I knew I was different,” he told a packed Flynn Auditorium, “but I also knew from society that that was wrong.” Obergefell spoke about how this societal stigma drove him towards a life of… Read MoreMay. 24, 2021
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Jackson Hill ’22 – Race and Future Dangerousness in the Texas Death Penalty
by Corey Feuer Before he was 10 years old, Jim Obergefell knew he was gay. “I knew I was different,” he told a packed Flynn Auditorium, “but I also knew from society that that was wrong.” Obergefell spoke about how this societal stigma drove him towards a life of… Read MoreMay. 24, 2021
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The Vanderbilt Legal Clinic Then and Now: Celebrating 50 Years of Providing Community-Based Advocacy and Lawyering
by Corey Feuer Before he was 10 years old, Jim Obergefell knew he was gay. “I knew I was different,” he told a packed Flynn Auditorium, “but I also knew from society that that was wrong.” Obergefell spoke about how this societal stigma drove him towards a life of… Read MoreMay. 24, 2021