On April 11, 2008, ACS and Lambda Legal, along with the Georgia Lawyer Chapter of ACS and the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia, presented a symposium hosted at Emory Law School by the Emory ACS Student Chapter and Emory EGALA on “Lawrence v. Texas Five Years Out: Can The Promises Of Liberty And Equality Be Fulfilled?” The event was a lively discussion on key constitutional and legal issues affecting the equality, liberty and daily lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

The first panel of the day was: “Looking Back At Lawrence v. Texas On Decision Day and Over The Past Five Years.”

The panel featured:

• Dale Carpenter, Visiting Professor, South Texas College of Law; Associate Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Nan Hunter, Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Susan Sommer, Senior Counsel, Lambda Legal (Real Video / Windows Media)
• William B. Turner, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Emory Law School (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Moderator, Anthony E. Varona, Associate Professor of Law and Director, Doctor of Juridical Sciences (S.J.D.) Program, American University Washington College of Law (Real Video / Windows Media)

Discussion (Real Video / Windows Media)

Questions and Answers (Real Video / Windows Media)

Additional video of the event is available here.