Selecting an attorney for legal cases is a very important decision. Please enter your information below to receive a Free Consultation from an attorney in your area:
New Hampshire Civil Rights News
Law School Creates Country's First Sexuality, Gender Law Clinic
Columbia Law School is creating the nation's first clinical program in sexuality and gender law to provide students with cutting-edge training in impact litigation, legislative work and community advocacy.
"We intend to take a leadership role in training new lawyers in the civil rights issues concerning the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities (GLBT) in the United States," said Columbia Law School Dean David M. Schizer. "The clinic is a genuine investment in the future of this significant and growing area of the law."
The clinic will be directed by Professor Suzanne B. Goldberg, formerly of Rutgers Law School's Women's Rights Litigation Clinic and Lambda Legal Defense. Goldberg was co-counsel in the Lawrence v. Texas and Romer v. Evans cases and co-authored Strangers to the Law: Gay People on Trial, which recounts the legal challenge to Colorado's anti-gay constitutional amendment in the Romer case. She will formally join the Columbia Law School faculty on July 1.
"Demands for equality are being played out in courtrooms across the country as well as in Congress and state and local governments," said Goldberg. "The need for lawyers to deal with this explosion of cases and issues far outweighs the current supply. This new clinic will help to produce lawyers with the necessary interest and expertise while it makes a direct and immediate contribution to litigation and advocacy on GLBT and women's rights issues."
The Columbia Law School Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic will provide focused assistance on cases, proposed legislation and policy matters in cooperation with law firms, impact litigation organizations and advocacy groups working on gender and sexuality rights issues. Students will have opportunities both to participate in cutting-edge litigation and to develop non-litigation skills through legislative drafting, policy development and preparation of major research reports.
Clinical Programs at Columbia Law School Columbia Law School pioneered clinical instruction in 1970. Working with real clients with real problems allows law students to begin the lifelong process of becoming thoughtful, responsible and reflective lawyers. Other clinics at the School include the Child Advocacy Clinic, the Prisoners and Families Clinic, the Clinical Seminar in Law and the Arts, the Mediation Clinic, the Non-Profit Organizations Clinic, the Human Rights Clinic, the Environmental Law Clinic and the Lawyering in the Digital Age Clinic.
Definition:
Discrimination is defined in civil rights law as unfavorable or unfair treatment of a person or class of persons in comparison with others who are not members of the protected class because of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, physical/mental disability, or reprisal for opposition to discriminatory practices or participation in the EEO process.
Disparate Impact
Definition:
Under EEO law, less favorable effect for one group than for another. Disparate or adverse impact results when policies and practices applied to all employees or applicants have a different and more inhibiting effect on one group than they do on another.
Affirmative Action
Definition:
Positive steps taken by an employer to ensure equal employment opportunities for minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. In federal employment, extra effort must be made to include qualified women, minorities, and persons with disabilities at grade levels and in job categories where they are underrepresented.
If you live in the following cities and need an Civil-Right attorney you should contact
our Civil-Right Attorney as soon as possible:
Bedford
Concord
Derry
Dover
Durham
Exeter
Hampton
Hudson
Keene
Laconia
Londonderry
Manchester
Merrimack
Nashua
Portsmouth
Rochester
Salem
Legal Disclaimers All attorney listings are a paid attorney advertisement, and do not in any way constitute a referral or endorsement by an approved or authorized lawyer referral service. The information provided on New Hampshire Civil Rights Attorneys.com is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys
general information related to legal issues commonly encountered. Your access
to and use of this website is subject to additional Terms
and Conditions.
Local Professional? Generate new business today
Call 866-227-9356 or contact a sales rep
Did You Know?