The Legal Aggregate

Constitution Day Reflections: Stanford Law School Faculty ​on Top Constitutional Issues Facing Courts ​Today

Constitution Day is observed each year on September 17th to recognize the adoption of the United States Constitution. In honor of the day, Stanford Law School faculty offers their thoughts on the top constitutional issues facing the courts today. John J. Donohue III, C. Wendell and Edith M. Carlsmith Professor…

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Helping to Build the Marriage Equality Case

By Alex Twinem, JD '16

Today’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges represented the successful culmination of a four-month endeavor for myself and the other students in the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, where we assisted in writing the briefs for petitioners from Kentucky. But for countless others, this is the result of decades of activism and persistence in the face of inequality. We were touched by the stories of our clients from Kentucky, who graciously came to Stanford in the spring to meet us and describe their experiences.
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