Projects

Through the Washburn School of Law Lesbian & Gay Network, students can directly assist the community. In recent years, gay and lesbian students have...

• been personally involved in the ongoing legal challenge to the Kansas sodomy statute (see "amicus briefs" link below).
• interviewed prospective witnesses.
• participated in planning sessions with local and national ACLU and Lambda Legal Defense Fund attorneys.
• written and helped coordinate amicus briefs.
• taken a role in providing information regarding jury selection in trials that involve gays and lesbians.
• been active in the legislature, which meets in Topeka, concerning legislation that impacts gays and lesbians.
• attended the national LavLaw Conference sponsored by the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association.
• made legal documents on current Kansas cases available via the Internet.
• provided information on the State of Kansas v. Limon sodomy case (2002)
  • Unpublished opinion (HTML)
  • Appellant brief (HTML)
  • Brief of amicus curiae from the DKT Liberty Project (HTML)
  • Brief of amicus curiae from the ACLU (PDF)
• provided information on In Re Gardiner (2001)
  • Appellate Court Opinion (HTML)
  • Supreme Court Opinion (HTML)
  • Brief of amici curiae from Gender Public Advocacy Coalition and ACLU (HTML)