This event is free and open to the public. Due to the anticipated interest, however, RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Please call 313-993-3270 to rsvp (you may leave a message).
Next month, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a landmark civil rights case, deciding whether all 50 states must allow gay and lesbian Americans to marry. One of the four cases the Court will consider was brought by two local nurses, April DeBoer and Jane Rowse, who challenged Michigan's ban on gay marriage and second-parent gay adoption.
Tuesday, March 24th, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is hosting a talk by Dana Nessel, co-counsel for the DeBoer - Rowse family. Ms. Nessel will discuss the history and progression of DeBoer v. Snyder and what it means for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear this landmark case. Her talk will be followed by a Q & A session.
A shuttle van will be available to provide free transportation to and from the event for students from the McNichols campus. Van space is limited: please call Rosemary Weatherston, Director of UDM Women’s and Gender Studies, at 313-993-1083 to reserve a spot.
For more information about the event, please call Megan Jennings, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, UDM School of Law at 313-596-0209.
This event is cosponsored by the University of Detroit Mercy Office of Academic Affairs; the UDM School of Law; University of Detroit Mercy Women's and Gender Studies: UDM WGS; University of Detroit Mercy College of Liberal Arts & Education; Departments of Philosophy, Performing Arts, and Political Science; and Digital Media Studies Program.
UDM School of Law is located at 651 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226. Please use the main entrance to UDM School of Law on Larned Street. Free parking is available at the Christ Church Detroit Parking Lot, 960 East Jefferson Avenue. Doors will open at 6:30 pm.
More information about the Supreme Court case can be found here : http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/17/us/supreme-court-to-decide-whether-gays-nationwide-can-marry.html?_r=1
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