On February 28th, the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, Federalist Society, and USC Annenberg Knight Chair in Media and Religion presented "Marriage Equality in California - Legal and Political Prospects."

California is one of the most active states in the debate over marriage for same sex- couples. The California Supreme Court is considering whether defining marriage as the union between a man and a woman, and denying marriage rights to same-sex couples, violates the state constitution’s guarantees of equal protection under the law, the fundamental right to marry, or the right to privacy or freedom of expression. Join a distinguished panel of experts as they discuss the upcoming state Supreme Court case as well as the political prospects for what some call same-sex marriage and others call marriage equality, both in California and around the nation.

The panel featured:

• David Codell, Law Office of David C. Codell and Plaintiffs’ Co-Counsel in Woo v. Lockyer
• John Eastman, Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service and Director of The Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Chapman University Law School
• Shannon Minter, Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights and Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel in Woo v. Lockyer
• The Honorable Ken Starr, Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean and Professor of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law
• Moderator, Dean Reuter, Director of Practice Groups, Federalist Society

Wednesday, February 28, 2007
12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.
Bonaventure Hotel
404 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles