Organizations

Marriage & Family Law Conferences

Recent Conferences, Presentations, and Papers

January 22, 2010 presentation on "The Wrongs of Roe and the Rights of Conscience" at J. Reuben Clark Law School, BYU

November 20, 2009, CLE on Counseling and Ethics in Utah Divorce Practice
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October 7, 2009 Presentation at George Mason University Law School Discussion of "Protecting Rights of Conscience in Health Care: Conscience vs Access," sponsored by the Federalist Society and American Constitution Society"

Aug. 18-21, 2009 BYU Education Week - 'What's the Harm?' Changes and Challenges in Family Law

Friday, March 13, 2009, at Boston College Law School and Monday, March 16, 2009, from 10a.m.-12p.m. in Room 472 JRCB.
Symposium on The Jurisprudence of Marriage and Other Adult Intimate Relationships

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Video of BYU Session on 3/16
Video of Boston College Law School sessions on 3/13

January 22, 2009 Prospects for the Future of Roe v. Wade as Constitutional Doctrine
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Wardle Ppt Presentation - Effects of 36 Years of Roe

Past Conferences

December 2, 2008 Lecture on the Need for Consitutional Protection for Marriage to Family Life 100 (Professor David Dollahite) at 270 Brimhall Building, BYU
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November 11, 2008 Same-Sex Marriage and the Elections: A Pro- and Con- Panel Discussion
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November 6-8, 2008 Norte Dame Center for Ethics and Culture

October 27, 2008 Presentation at Nova Southeastern University Law Center in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, in Debate on Same-Sex Marriage and Proposed Amendment 2, entitled "The Need for Constitutional Protection for Marriage."
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October 24, 2008 Presentation at Chapman University Law School, Chapman Dialogue on Same-Sex Marriage and Prop 8, on "The Need for Prop 8, or What's the Harm? Does Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Really Harm Individuals, Families or Society?"
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October 23, 2008 Presentation to Coalition of J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Christian Legal Society, St. Thomas More Society, Alliance Defense Fund, and Arizona Public Policy at Phoenix History Museum about "The Need for Constitutional Protection for Marriage."
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October 18, 2008 Presentation to Australian Family Association Bi-annual Conference in Freemantle (Perth), Australia on "The Forgotten National Treasure: Marriage, The Creation of Social Capital, and the Building of the Social Infrastructure"
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October 12, 2008 Presentation to Interfaith Coalition at St. Mel's Parish, Fair Oaks, CA on "How Legalizing Same-Sex Marriages Harms Individuals, Families and Society: What's the Harm and Is There Hope to Prevent It?"
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October 11, 2008 Presentation to Charter and Home School parents at home of Dean & Linda Forman, Meadow Vista, CA on "Children are not 'Mere Creatures of the State' -- Reflections on the Impact of Same-Sex Marriage on Education"
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October 10, 2008 Presentation at McGeorge Law School Debate on Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution entitled "What's the Harm? Prop 8 and the Need for Constitutional Protection for Marriage."
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October 10, 2008 Presentation to J. Reuben Clark Law Society & LDS Business Association in Sacramento, CA on "What's the Harm? Does Leglaizing Same-Sex Marriage Really Harm Individuals, Families or Society?"
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September 7, 2008 Presentation on 'Ten Reasons to Stand Up for Marriage' to the Tri-Stake Fireside in Burbank, CA

September 5, 2008 Presentation on 'Constitutional Protection for Marriage' to the Inland Empire chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society

August 21, 2008 Current Legal Issues Involving Same-Gender Relations and Family Law. Presentation to J. Reuben Clark Law Society CLE at BYU Education Week

February 1, 2008 BYU Law Review Symposium on Comtemporary Conflict of Laws Issues in Family Law

Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 12 Noon - 1:30 p.m., Room 306 JRCB Reflections on Thirty-Five Years of Roe v. Wade: Pro and Con

November 2, 2007 Symposium on Same-Sex Marriage and Gay Adoption: Inclusion, Compromise, Protection and Consequences

March 2, 2007 Symposium on Children's Rights and Adoption

October 6-7, 2006 Colloquium on Marriage and Marital Law in Central and Eastern Europe

September 15-16, 2006 Symposium: "What's the Harm? How Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Harms Childrens, Families and Society"

Hosted by BYU Law School, Provo, Utah and co-sponsored by the Marriage Law Project at The Catholic University of America's Columbus Law School.

There will be six sessions, each involving four panelists. The conference will begin about 8:30 a.m. on Friday, and conclude about 1 pm on Saturday.

We believe it will be an up-to-date, excellent book or law review symposium issue designed to illustrate the importance of the institution of conjugal marriage, and the harm it will suffer if same-sex marriage is legalized.

April 21-22, 2006 Symposium: "Marriage, Adoption, and Gay and Lesbian Families in California Family Law."

Oct 28, 2005 Symposium: "Lofton and the Future of Lesbian and Gay Adoption."

Sept 9, 2005 Symposium: "A Federal Marriage Amendment."

April 16, 2005 "State Marriage Amendments." at Georgia State University Law School in Atlanta, Georgia

Nov 5, 2004 Symposium: "Interjurisdictional Recognition of Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships and Incidents of Marriage." Co-sponsored with the Ave Maria School of Law

Oct 8, 2004 Symposium: "Parentlessness: Protecting the Best Interests of Parent-Deprived Children Growing Up in a World of Diversity." at Brigham Young University

For information concerning a conference previous to this, please contact us.