William Eskridge

William Eskridge appears in the following:

How the Political Right Shifted its Focus from Homophobia to Transphobia

Wednesday, June 01, 2022

How transphobia has replaced homophobia as the most common form of hate and fearmongering directed toward LGBTQ folks.

North Carolina Sues the Justice Department Sues North Carolina

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

North Carolina and the Justice Department are suing each other over a bathroom bill that the federal arm claims would discriminate against transgender people.

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SCOTUS Rules 5-4 in Favor of Marriage Equality

Friday, June 26, 2015

The Supreme Court of the United States rules 5-4 in favor of marriage equality -- making same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states.

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Hear Highlights from the Supreme Court's Gay Marriage Arguments

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

The Supreme Court did something unusual during Tuesday's oral arguments for legalizing gay marriage: it allowed them to be recorded. A Yale Law School professor analyzes the highlights.

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Arguing Prop 8

Thursday, March 05, 2009

The California Supreme Court is hearing arguments over the validity of November's vote banning gay marriage in the state. William Eskridge, John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale and author of Dishonorable Passions: Sodomy Laws In America (Viking Adult, 2008), discusses the possible outcome.

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Gay Marriage in New York, Part 2

Thursday, May 29, 2008

William Eskridge, John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale and the author of Dishonorable Passions: Sodomy Laws In America (Viking Adult, 2008), looks at the legal implications of Governor Paterson's directive for state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere.

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In My Tribe

Thursday, May 29, 2008

America may be more diverse than ever, but journalist Bill Bishop argues that we choose to segregate ourselves into like-minded groups and neighborhoods. Plus: Robert Andrews, who is running for New Jersey's Senate seat; James Madore and William Eskridge on Governor Paterson's decision to open New York to same-sex civil ...

Laws of Sodomy

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

William Eskridge, the John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale and author of Dishonorable Passions: Sodomy Laws In America, talks about his new book.

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Foot Tapping and Anonymous Gay Culture

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Republican U.S. Senator Larry Craig pleaded guilty to a charge involving lewd public behavior in a restroom at a Minneapolis-St. Paul airport. The incident happened in June, the report came out Monday. What does the story say about anonymous gay encounters, and why do these meetings still happen in the ...

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Following Up:

Friday, June 22, 2007

Civil Unions vs. Partnership
William Eskridge, John A. Garver professor of Jurisprudence at Yale and co-author with Darren Spedale of Gay Marriage: For Better or for Worse? (Oxford University Press, 2006), follows up on the New York Assembly's passage of the same sex marriage bill, and New Jersey's commission ...

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