The Supreme Court Review Conference

On Saturday October 27, Professor Jennifer Levi will speak at the law school about federal marriage discrimination. Her presentation is part of the 17th Annual Supreme Court Review Conference which will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Moot Court Room. The topics to be discussed during the Conference include federal marriage discrimination, the Affordable Care Act, GPS tracking, affirmative action, and Arizona's "show your papers" immigration law. The faculty presenters will be Professors Harpaz, Leavens, Levi, Miller, and Wolf. Professor Levi will be the first speaker and will begin the Conference by talking about the federal marriage discrimination cases that the Supreme Court may consider during the current Term.

CT Senate Approves Trans Rights Bill

The Connecticut Senate approved a bill on Friday, June 4th  that will extend equal protection to transgender individuals. Governor Malloy said that he will sign the bill. WNE Law Professor Jennifer Levi worked tirelessly on the bill along with a larger coalition in Connecticut. This is exciting news for Transgender residents of Connecticut.

Read Professor Levi's narrative from the night of June 4th here or at GLAD.org. An article is also available from the Hartford Courant here.

Professor Levi testifies in Maine

On Tuesday, April 12, 2011, Professor Jennifer Levi testified before the Maine Judiciary Committee in opposition to a bill that would remove certain protections for transgender people that have been in place for the last five years through the Maine Human Rights Act. This is the second time this month that Professor Levi, the director of GLAD's Transgender Rights Project, has testified before state legislatures regarding transgender rights. Earlier this month, the testified before Connecticut's Joint Committee on Judiciary in support of a bill that would add "gender identity" to CT's non-discrimnation law.

Read Professor Levi's testimony here.

Watch video of the testimony here. (Starts at 47 minutes.)

Read The Advocate's coverage in Maine here.

Professor Levi reports on her experience testifying in CT

WNEC Law's Professor Levi reports for GLAD on an afternoon spent testifying in from of the Connecticut Legislature's Judiciary Committee in favor of the inclusion of the term "gender identity/expression" in CT's non-discrimination laws.


Read the article here.

WNEC Law Announces New Concentration: Gender & Sexuality Studies

WNEC OUTlaw is excited to share with our readers that on Friday November 12, 2010 the proposed Gender & Sexuality Studies concentration was passed by the WNEC Law faculty with a unanimous vote. Professors Taylor Flynn and Jennifer Levi will be the co-advisors of the new concentration. Any interested students can attend a general interest meeting about the new concentration hosted by OUTlaw. The date and time are to be determined. Please check back for additional information.

Lunch with Professor Jennifer Levi

On Thursday February 25th at noon, Professor Jennifer Levi will be meeting with students in Room E to discuss her recent U.S Tax Court win. You can read more about the story here. Please join us!

Upcoming WNEC OUTlaw events

OUTlaw is planning a lunch with Professor Jennifer Levi at noon on Thursday, February 25th to discuss her recent U.S Tax Court win. We are also planning a fundraising event for OUTnow at Diva's in Northampton. The fundraiser is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, February 25th as well. Check back for more details on both events... they will be available soon!