Press Advisory: Columbia Law Professor files Amicus Brief in Federal Prosecution of Catholic Anti-Nuclear Activists in Georgia Media Contact: Elizabeth Boylan | eboyla@law.columbia.edu | 212.854.0167 _____________________________________________________________________ On November 6th, Katherine Franke, Sulzbacher Professor of Law at Columbia University in the City of New York, submitted an amicus brief on behalf of scholars of religious liberty […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Friday, December 15, 2017 Subject: New Report Highlights Dangers of Religious Exemption Laws for LGBT Elders From: The Public Rights/Private Conscience Project (PRPCP), Columbia Law School Contact: Liz Boylan | eboyla@law.columbia.edu | 212.854.0167 * * * * * [New York] The Movement Advancement Project (MAP), the Public Rights/Private Conscience Project (PRPCP) […]
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Cross-posted to Medium The Organizers of the Women’s March on Washington made a call to action for women to strike on March 8th, 2017 in honor of International Women’s Day. The idea was to utilize this recognized day as a springboard for engagement through a wide-spread strike. The organizers’ language follows: “…we join together in making […]
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Saturday, January 21st 2017 should be marked in history as a day when people came together with the purpose of uniting to support one another’s needs. The Women’s March on Washington, an enormous event that catalyzed in the days and weeks following the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, […]
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