December 2023 Law Notes: 7th Circuit Jeopardizing the Safety of LGBTQ+ People in Prison?

12/22/23 • 59 min

Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY, and Professor Emeritus Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss nationwide cases from the December 2023 edition of LGBT Law Notes, including the safety of incarcerated LGBTQ+ people when precluded from suing prison officials and equitable division of assets when pre-marriage equality religious weddings end in post-marriage equality divorce.

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