Join Campus Pride and our Webinar Series for a special discussion, "The Impact & Interpretation: Supreme Court Christian Legal Society v. Martinez (UC Hastings) Decision," on Thursday, Aug. 12, 1:30 p.m.

Registration is only $85 per site. You can reserve your spot now by registering online at www.CampusSpeak.com/connect.

National speakers/panelists include:

• John Culhane, Professor at Widener Law
• D’Arcy Kemintz, Esq., Executive Director of the LGBT Bar Association
• Shannon Minter, Esq., Legal Director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights
• Brian K. Sims, Esq., Staff Counsel for Policy and Planning at the Philadelphia Bar Association and Chairman of the Gay & Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia (GALLOP)
• Shane Windmeyer, Executive Director of Campus Pride

As higher educationinstitutions prepare for the 2010-11 academic term, how does the landmark Supreme Court Decision in Christian Legal Society v Martinez (Hastings) impact your campus related to your registered clubs and student organizations? How does the UC Hastings decision impact studentorganizing, free speech on campus and the rights of students? In particular, could the decision positively or negatively affect LGBTstudent groups and the intersectionality of religious beliefs with sexual identity?

In early July, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling that could have a major impact on how colleges and universities interact with student organizations, especially those which discriminate against other students based on sexual orientation, gender identity or other characteristics.The ruling was one of the most prominent from the nation’s highest court in thirty years for institutions of higher education and how campuses choose to recognize the rights and responsibilities of registered student organizations.

Join Campus Pride for this special webinar moderated by Shane Windmeyer, executive director of Campus Pride. Legal experts and higher education specialists include John Culhane, professor at Widener Law; D’Arcy Kemintz, Esq., executive director of the LGBT Bar Association; Shannon Minter, Esq., Legal Director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights; and Brian K. Sims, Esq., staff counselfor policy and planning at the Philadelphia Bar Association and chairman of the Gay & Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia (GALLOP).

This webinar is designed for administrators, advisors, faculty, student government and student leaders – specifically clubs/organization professionals, registered student organizations, fraternities and sororities, LGBT and, or religious clubs/students groups/leaders.

Presented by Campus Pride in partnership with the National LGBT Bar Association & CAMPUSPEAK

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This week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in a case pitting UC Hastings School of Law against a Christian student group.

The school had denied recognition to the Christian Legal Society, which then challenged its anti-bias policies prohibiting discrimination on the basis of religion or sexual orientation. The Christian Legal Society requires its voting members and officers to sign a "Statement of Faith" and abstain from all sex outside of heterosexual marriage.

On June 28, the Supreme Court upheld the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision for UC Hastings.