Good Law | Bad Law - LGBTQ Rights and the Election: A Conversation w/ John Culhane

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Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Law Professor John Culhane, of Widener University Delaware Law School, to discuss LBGTQ+ rights and the law. In today’s conversation, Aaron and John discuss what the 2020 Presidential election will bring as far as administrative changes, and contemplate what the aftereffects may be regarding the LGBTQ+ community.

In this episode, Aaron and John explore the challenge of reconciling the Constitutional rights of religious freedoms and personal liberties, touching on the issues of executive action and the administrative state, the magnitude of an administration’s position and the affects of these on the Supreme Court, as well as the complexities in easing tension between religion and the right to non-discrimination. John and Aaron talk about the Colorado Masterpiece Bake Shop case (Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission), the importance of our vote, Title VII, immigration, the landmark Obergefell decision (Obergefell v. Hodges), the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, and more. Looking ahead, Aaron and John ruminate on the anticipated upcoming issues, as well as the cases percolating through the system now, such as a Philadelphia foster care case and a surrogacy matter involving a same-sex couple. What should we expect to see after November? And, what will be the fallout?

Professor Culhane is a Professor of Law and the H. Albert Young Fellow in Constitutional Law and Co-Director of the Family Health Law & Policy Institute at Widener University Delaware Law School, as well as a contributing writer for Slate Magazine. Teaching courses in Family Law, Torts, Public Health Law, and others, John is inspired by his student’s desire to expand their knowledge and deepen their comprehension of what he refers to as “often dense and even ‘messy’ legal doctrine and policy.”

Professor Culhane is a co-author of “Same-Sex Legal Kit for Dummies,” editor and a contributor to “Reconsidering Law and Policy Debates: A Public Health Perspective,” and the author of some three dozen law review articles on a wide range of topics, including: the rights of LGBT couples; compensation of victims of mass disasters; the public health implications of such disparate issues as sports-related concussions, bullying, same-sex marriages, and vaccine compensation policy; in addition to a wide range of tort law issues (including informed consent, product liability, and educational malpractice.) He has thrice won the Outstanding Faculty award at Widener, and has twice received the Douglas E. Ray Scholarship Award. Professor Culhane is co-chair of Widener’s LGBT Task Force and a member of the Board of Directors of Women’s Way. He is also a member of the Advisory Council of Equality Delaware.

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To learn more about Professor Culhane, please visit his bio page here.

Host: Aaron Freiwald

Guest: John Culhane

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