The Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University is pleased to announce this year's Goodwin lecture series, which is entitled: 30 Years After Anita Bryant's Crusade: The Continuing Role of Morality in the Development of Legal Rights for Sexual Minorities. With the controversies surrounding the mayor of Fort Lauderdale this past summer, this lecture series is very relevant and timely. The lectures are open to the public and take place at the law center on the Davie Campus.

We have a great group of speakers this year, including the first openly gay Episcopalian Bishop, Gene Robinson. Our first speaker is Suzanne Goldberg, who will discuss how the U.S. Supreme Court addresses and has addressed sexual orientation issues. Her public presentation is on Thursday October 11, 6-7 pm. Professor Goldberg spent nearly a decade as a leading attorney on lesbian and gay rights issues with Lambda Legal Defense. While at Lambda, she served as counsel in a wide range of cases in employment, immigration, and family law, as well as two cases that eventually became cornerstone gay rights victories before the US Supreme Court, including Romer v. Evans and Lawrence v. Texas. She currently is a law professor at Columbia Law School.

The remaining schedule includes:
Thursday October 25, 6-7: David Mixner, Author and Political Activist who worked with Bill Clinton.
Tuesday November 6, 6-7: Matt Foreman, Executive Director of the National Lesbian and Gay Task Force
Tuesday November 27, 6-7: Rev. Gene Robinson, the First Openly Gay Episcopalian Bishop

We hope that you can make this very exciting lecture series. If you have any questions, please contact Anthony Niedwiecki at niedwieckia@nsu.law.nova.edu or at (954) 262-6206.

A map and directions to the law center can be found at http://www.nova.edu/cwis/campusmaps/maincampus.html