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'Lawrence v. Texas' Five Years Out: Keynote Address by Paul Smith

On April 11, 2008, ACS and Lambda Legal, along with the Georgia Lawyer Chapter of ACS and the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia, presented a symposium hosted at Emory Law School by the Emory ACS Student Chapter and Emory EGALA on Lawrence v. Texas Five Years Out: Can The Promises Of Liberty And Equality Be Fulfilled?The event was a lively discussion on key constitutional and legal issues affecting the equality, liberty and daily lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

  • Dean David Partlett, Emory Law School, delivered a welcome. (Real Video / Windows Media)
  • Jon W. Davidson, Legal Director, Lambda Legal, introduced Paul Smith. (Real Video / Windows Media)
  • Paul Smith, Partner, Jenner & Block LLP; Chair of the Board of Directors, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy; Board Member, Lambda Legal; and litigator who argued Lawrence v. Texas before the Supreme Court in cooperation with Lambda Legal, delivered the keynote address. (Real Video / Windows Media)

Additional video of the event is available here.