Clinic: Civil Rights- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues

  • Class number: 16859
  • Term: Spring 2010
  • Instructor:

This Clinic will include both a 2 hour seminar each week and an external placement with an organization orlaw firm working on legal issues of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered individuals and their families. The seminar will survey the major legal doctrines that define and regulate sexuality and gender. Assigned materials will include cases, briefs, and academic analysis of the constitutional doctrines of privacy, equal protection, substantive due process, freedom of expression and freedom of association, as well as aspects of criminal, tax, employment and family law that relate to sexuality and gender. Class time will also be devoted to presentations by students of their externship experiences and discussions in which students share and learn from each other's experiences. Guest speakers, including elected officials, attorneys, and activists may participate in selected classes. The externship portion will match each student with an organization or law firm that has expertise in and is actively working on legal issues concerning LGBT individuals and their families.

Course Schedule

  • Date: Monday 4:00-6:00PM
  • Location: KT 205

Course Information

  • Catalog number-Section number: 7614-01
  • Course Type: Clinic
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Credits (min/max): 2/2
  • Notes: Upon successful enrollment into this course, students will also be added to an additional 2 credit, fieldwork component.
  • Subjects:

Enrollment

  • Enrollment status: Closed
  • Current enrollment/capacity: 5/5
  • Reserve population/capacity: 0/0
  • Waitlist enrollment/capacity: 5/50

Grading

  • Grade basis: Graded
  • Satisifies Writing Requirement: No
  • Exam type: NO EXAM