Gay Rights and the Supreme Court

The 1993 landmark film Philadelphia seems at once historical and topical. One of the first mainstream films to tackle HIV/AIDS and homophobia, the film broke new ground. Yet defenders of California’s Proposition 8 invoked its success as evidence that gays no longer needed the courts’ protection. As the same-sex marriage issue moves toward the Supreme Court, the film invites a rich exploration of the interplay between art and politics.

The guest speakers encourage you to attend the screening of Philadelphia on Friday, February 27, 7pm.

Linda Greenhouse is Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence and Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School, a position she assumed in 2009 following a 40-year career as the Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times.

Robert Post is Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law at Yale Law School. 

Kenji Yoshino is Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU School of Law and author of Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights.











When: Sat., Feb. 28, 2015 at 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Where: New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
212-873-3400
Price: $44
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The 1993 landmark film Philadelphia seems at once historical and topical. One of the first mainstream films to tackle HIV/AIDS and homophobia, the film broke new ground. Yet defenders of California’s Proposition 8 invoked its success as evidence that gays no longer needed the courts’ protection. As the same-sex marriage issue moves toward the Supreme Court, the film invites a rich exploration of the interplay between art and politics.

The guest speakers encourage you to attend the screening of Philadelphia on Friday, February 27, 7pm.

Linda Greenhouse is Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence and Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School, a position she assumed in 2009 following a 40-year career as the Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times.

Robert Post is Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law at Yale Law School. 

Kenji Yoshino is Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU School of Law and author of Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights.

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