ADDRESSES

Income Imputation and the Stay-at-Home Parent: The ALI versus the States on When to Impute and Why, Harvard Law School ("Critical Reflections on the American Law Institute's Final Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution"), Cambridge, MA, Oct. 15, 2004

Marriage, Parental Rights, and Public Policy: On the FMA, Its Purported Justification, and Its Likely Effects on Families, University of St. Thomas School of Law (  "The Federal Marriage Amendment: Yes or No?"), Minneapolis, MN, Sept. 24, 2004

Lawrence and the Right to Marry, Roundtable: Same-Sex Marriage and the Future of American Constitutionalism, American Political Science Association (APSA), Chicago IL, Sept. 3, 2004

DOMA’s Constitutionality in Light of Moreno and Lawrence, Catholic University Law School (“The Implications of Lawrence and Goodridge for the Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages and the Validity of DOMA”), Washington, D.C., May 20, 2004

“Toward Marriage Equality: Harvesting the Fruits of Lawrence and Recent Transgender Cases, University of Houston Law School (“The Second Annual Alternative Family Law Seminar”), Houston, TX, Nov. 7, 2003

Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution: On What Is Protected and Why, New England School of Law (“Same Sex Marriages: Can Anyone Show Just Cause Why These Two Should Not Be Lawfully Joined Together?”), Boston, MA, Oct. 24, 2003

Lawrence, Equal Protection, and the Right to Marry a Same-Sex Partner, Brigham Young University (“The Future of Marriage and Claims for Same-Sex Unions”), Provo, Utah, August 29, 2003

Mill on Morality and the Law, Cardozo Law School and New York University Law School ("Law, Culture and the Humanities"), New York, New York, March 8, 2003

Adoption, Best Interests, and the Constitution: On Rational Basis Scrutiny and the Avoidance of Absurd Results, Capital University Law School Symposium (“Marriage, Adoption and the Best Interests of the Child), Columbus, OH, Nov. 1, 2002

Families, Hierarchies, and Arrays of Choices: The United States Approach, ILGLA (International Lesbian and Gay Law Association) & CERSGOSIG (Center for Research and Comparative Legal Studies on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity), Turin, Italy, ("Marriage, Partnerships and Parenting in the 21^st Century"), June 7, 2002

Some Legal and Philosophical Reflections on the Presidential Pardon Power, Capital University Law School Symposium ("Forgiveness and the Law Executive Clemency and the American System of Justice"), Columbus OH, April 10, 2002

Public Policy and the Birth-Related Torts: A Plea for Consistency, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ("Values in Healthcare: Past, Present and Future"), April 5, 2002

DOMA, Civil Unions and Parental Status, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, ISFL North American Regional Conference, ("Defining the Family: Familial Rights and Obligations in the New Century"), June 16, 2001

Interstate Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages and Civil Unions, Vermont House Judiciary Committee (telephone testimony), Mar. 20, 2001

The Cultural Meaning of Civil Unions, University of Texas at Austin, "Law, Culture and the Humanities," March 9, 2001

Some Observations about DOMA, Same-Sex Marriages, Civil Unions, and Domestic Partnerships, Capital University Law School Symposium ("Same-Sex Marriages, Domestic Partnerships and Civil Unions"), Mar. 3, 2001

A Small Step Forward: The ALI's Domestic Partners Provision, BYU Law School Symposium ( "The ALI's Family Dissolution Principles: Blueprint to Strengthen or to Deconstruct Families"), Feb. 2, 2001

DOMA; Status of Children, Parents, and Spouses, Discussant, "Transcending Boundaries: The Constitution, Families, Federalization and Federalism," Joint Program of Sections of Constitutional Law, Family and Juvenile Law and Federal Courts, AALS, San Francisco, Jan. 4, 2001

The Interstate Implications of Vermont's Recognizing Same-Sex Marriages or Domestic Partnerships, Vermont House Judiciary Committee, Jan. 20, 2000

Same-Sex Marriage and Equal Protection, University of Chicago Law School, University of Chicago Law School Roundtable Symposium ("A Symposium on Same-Sex Marriage"), Oct. 22, 1999 

Courts, Legislatures, and Second Parent Adoptions: On Deference and the Best Interests of the Child, University of New Mexico Law School, ISFL (International Society of Family Law), June 11, 1999

Natural Law, Same-Sex Marriage, and Domestic Relations Jurisprudence, Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy, Philosophy of Law Section, Aug. 10, 1998

DOMA and the Two Faces of Federalism, Conference on Interjurisdictional Marriage Recognition, Creighton University School of Law, June 20, 1998 (paper presented by another participant)

Baehr, DOMA, and the Two Faces of Federalism, Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, Apr. 2, 1998

Sodomy, Adultery, and Same-Sex Marriage: On Legal Analysis and Fundamental Interests, UCLA Women's Law Journal symposium ("Queer Matters:  Emerging Issues in Sexual Orientation Law"), March 7, 1998

DOMA, Ohio, and the Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages, Columbus Bar Association, Spring Seminar: Family Law, Apr. 13, 1998

Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage, Ohio State Bar Association, Family Law Section, June 6, 1997