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LGBTQ+ lawyers, policy experts, and activists discuss the latest legal and political news affecting the LGBTQ+ community both in the U.S. and abroad. Hosted by Shain Filcher, Executive Director of the... more
FAQs about LGBT Bar NY Podcast:How many episodes does LGBT Bar NY Podcast have?The podcast currently has 273 episodes available.
June 17, 2021Breaking: Fulton v Philly Decision DayListen to our breaking Decision Day Episode of the LeGaL LGBT Podcast, where we hear directly from Professor Art Leonard and LeGaL Executive Director Eric Lesh on what happened at the Supreme Court in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia....more29minPlay
June 10, 2021LGBT Law Notes Summer MixtapeEric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases from the June edition of LGBT Law Notes. Federal Court Rules That Montana Violated Due Process and Equal Protection Guarantees by Forcing Gay Man to Register as Sex Offender for Consensual Teenage Sex;Fourth Circuit Rules Prisoners Have No Privacy Interest in Their HIV Information;West Virginia Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss Challenges to Insurance Plan Exclusions of Coverage for Transgender Health Care....more35minPlay
May 14, 2021Law Notes: Transgender and Non-Binary RightsEric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important cases involving transgender and nonbinary litigants from the May edition of LGBT Law Note....more45minPlay
May 12, 2021LGBTQ Fairness in the CourtsEric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with the Brennan Center's Alicia Bannon about the stunning lack of judicial diversity on state high courts. We also chat with former host of this podcast, Matthew Skinner about his work to achieve LGBTQ fairness in New York State courts. Finally, we chat with the Co-Chair of the LGBT Bar of New York's Judiciary Committee, Janice Grubin, about how lawyers can get involved in the process of screening candidates for judicial office or seeking office themselves. ...more48minPlay
April 15, 2021New Leadership at the Civil Rights DivisionEric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the April edition of LGBT Law Notes.Justice Department Explains That Bostock Ruling Informs Interpretation of Federal Sex Discrimination Laws Beyond Title VII;2nd Circuit Finds Vimeo Immune from Liability for Kicking SOCE Promoter Off its Internet Platform;6th Circuit Panel Says University Professor May Have 1st Amendment Right to Misgender Transgender Students ...more43minPlay
April 07, 2021From a SCOTUS Win to a Possible Loss in One YearEric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar Association of New York, speaks with Director of the ACLU LGBT & HIV Project, James Esseks, about the recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of LGBTQ workers and the religious exemption case, currently pending before SCOTUS, that could blow a constitutional hole in our nation's civil rights laws. ...more41minPlay
March 31, 2021Gun Violence and the Surge of Asian HateEric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with The Asian American Bar Association of New York's Chris Kwok and Everytown For Gun Safety's Kaegan Mays-Williams about the surge of hate directed at Asian Americans and the problem of racially-motivated gun violence. ...more43minPlay
March 20, 2021Passing the Equality ActEric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with Lambda Legal's Sasha Buchert and political consultant, Brian Derrick, about what's in the Equality Act and how to pass it.Follow Sasha Buchert on Twitter: @sahsabuchertFollow Brian Derrick on Instagram: @BrianDerrick_ ...more37minPlay
March 11, 2021International LGBTQ Rights & MoreEric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY and Professor Art Leonard of New York Law School, discuss three important LGBT rights cases from the March edition of LGBT Law Notes. ...more40minPlay
March 02, 2021LGBTQ People in the Criminal Justice SystemEric Lesh, Executive Director of the LGBT Bar of NY speaks with Richard Saenz, Senior Attorney, and the Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct Strategist at Lambda Legal, about his litigation and policy work on behalf of incarcerated LGBTQ people. ...more48minPlay
FAQs about LGBT Bar NY Podcast:How many episodes does LGBT Bar NY Podcast have?The podcast currently has 273 episodes available.