On Friday April 11 from 12 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) and Lambda Legal, along with a host of other sponsors including the Georgia Lawyer Chapter of ACS and the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia, the Emory ACS Student Chapter and Emory EGALA will sponsor a symposium entitled 'Lawrence v. Texas Five Years Out: Can The Promises of Liberty and Equality Be Fulfilled?' The event will be held in Tull Auditorium in Gambrell Hall at Emory Law School in Atlanta, Georgia. The symposium will be a lively discussion on key constitutional and legal issues affecting the equality, liberty and daily lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. It will feature a keynote by Paul Smith, Partner at Jenner & Block, the Supreme Court litigator who argued Lawrence in cooperation with Lambda Legal, as well as panels of experts in the field representing a variety of viewpoints, this symposium promises to engage all who attend.

To facilitate the participation of students in this conference, ACS is offering a limited number of scholarships for up to $200 to assist in travel costs for ACS students. To apply for a scholarship, please complete the online form below and submit a resume to campus@acslaw.org. The application deadline is Monday, March 10, 2008.