With 2025 marking the ten-year anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, Mercer Law Review’s 2025 Symposium will focus on the legacy and lessons of the Freedom-to-Marry Movement. Our goal is to provide engaging presentations and to generate candid conversations that will enable legal professionals to reflect on the legacy of the Freedom-to-Marry Movement and its implications on future legal developments.
Dinner and Keynote Address
- Jon Davidson, a 40-year veteran of the LGBTQ-rights movement, will be our keynote speaker. Mr. Davidson will be introduced by Professor Scott C. Titshaw.
- This is an invitation-only event
Panels
Our Friday Symposium will feature a mix of legal scholars, practitioners, and activists; who will participate in three panels. The first panel will be moderated by Professor Bonnie Carlson and will discuss the family law legacy of the Freedom-to-Marry Movement. The second panel, moderated by Professor Gary Simson, will examine the constitutional law legacy of the Obergefell decision. The third panel, moderated by Professor Scott C. Titshaw, will explore the shared lessons that can be learned between civil rights movements.
CLE
- The Georgia Bar approved the symposium for four (4) general CLE credits.
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| Friday, October 24th | ||
| 9:00 AM |
Devin Joiner, Mercer University School of Law Bell Jones Courtroom, Mercer University School of Law 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM |
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| 9:15 AM |
The Family Law Legacy of the Freedom-to-Marry Movement - Moderator: Bonnie Carlson Jessica Feinberg, University of Maine Law School Bell Jones Courtroom, Mercer University School of Law 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM |
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| 10:45 AM |
Mercer University School of Law 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM |
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| 11:00 AM |
The Constitutional Law Legacy of the Freedom-to-Marry Movement - Moderator: Gary Simson Jon Davidson, American Civil Liberties Union Bell Jones Courtroom, Mercer University School of Law 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
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| 12:30 PM |
Mercer University School of Law 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
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| 1:30 PM |
Movement Legacies and Lessons - Moderator: Scott Titshaw Suzanne Goldberg, Columbia Law School Bell Jones Courtroom, Mercer University School of Law 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
Scott Titshaw, Mercer University School of Law Bell Jones Courtroom, Mercer University School of Law 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
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