Egyptian Women and Palestinian Men Can Now Confer Egyptian Citizenship On...
The new Egyptian Interior Minister, Maj.-Gen. Mansour al-Issawi announced last week that Egyptian women who have a child with a Palestinian man can confer their Egyptian citizenship to their child....
View ArticleRacism “fixes” a hard-to-prosecute rape case
The Israeli Supreme Court last Thursday cut the prison term for a man convicted of “rape-by-deception” from 18 to 9 months. It seems that lying about your ethnicity converts consensual sex to rape....
View ArticleGenetic Citizenship: Time to Get Rid of A(nother) Discriminatory Immigration Law
Andrea L. Johnson, CLS ’12, Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic student and 2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award Recipient, discusses the USA Today article on IVF and immigration law and the Clinic’s work...
View ArticleWhy We Boycotted the Equality Forum: Gay Rights Became a Tool in Israel’s...
by Rebecca Alpert and Katherine Franke (originally published in Tikkun Magazine) This week we were scheduled to speak at the Constitution Center as part of the Equality Forum’s 2012 LGBT Summit....
View ArticleThe Greater Context of the Pinkwashing Debate
This staged photo of Israeli soldiers has been identified by critics as a prime example of pinkwashing. The Israel Defense Forces released the photo on Twitter, accompanied by a tweet that read: “It’s...
View ArticleDating the State: The Moral Hazards of Winning Gay Rights
What new politics and ethical imperatives emerge when the rights of lesbian and gay people begin to gain traction, and when the state becomes a partner in defending those newly-won rights? In Dating...
View ArticleKatherine Franke Talks to NPR About Obama’s Inauguration Speech – Has Gay...
Katherine Franke talks to Wisconsin Public Radio for an hour about what we should take from the prominence of gay rights in President Obama’s inauguration speech. Listen here.
View ArticleLiberty, Equality & Sexual Freedom: A View from 29 Palms
My remarks at a recent gathering at UCLA Law School recognizing the 40th anniversary of Roe and the 10th anniversary of Lawrence. Liberty, Equality & Sexual Freedom: A View from 29 Palms Katherine...
View ArticleSuzanne Goldberg’s Reflections on Marriage in the Supreme Court Day 1
Since the news media is saturated with analysis of the Court’s arguments in today’s Proposition 8 case, this blog post offers a more personal view of the proceedings: I dashed down from my hotel room...
View ArticleColumbia Law School Clinic Recognized in Major Supreme Court Decision...
Cross-posted to Medium. In a significant gender equality ruling, the Supreme Court today struck down a federal immigration law that made it harder for fathers than mothers to pass their U.S....
View ArticleColumbia Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic Releases Major Report on Country...
Cross-posted to Medium. New York, June 13, 2017–Columbia Law School’s Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic released a comprehensive country conditions report documenting the serious risks LGBT people in...
View ArticleNew Report Highlights Dangers of Religious Exemption Laws for LGBT Elders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Friday, December 15, 2017 Subject: New Report Highlights Dangers of Religious Exemption Laws for LGBT Elders From: The Public Rights/Private Conscience Project (PRPCP),...
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