Peter Nicolas
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Same Sex Marriage: What Happens Next? Prof. Peter Nicolas is interviewed - KUOW
Last November Washington became the first state to legalize same sex marriage at the polls but today we want to check in on what is happening with the same-sex marriage debate in and out of the Evergreen State.
(5/1/13)
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Prof. Peter Nicolas to speak at KCBA Program
The next program sponsored by King County Bar Association's BOLD section will feature Prof. Peter Nicolas who will share his expert insights and prognostications on the outcome of the same-sex marriage cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
(5/1/13)
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Peter Nicolas nominated to SALT Board of Governors
For the past several years, Nicolas has been serving on SALT's LGBT committee. The Board term is 3 years.
(4/29/13)
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Shop Owner Sued By State After Denying Flowers To Gay Couple. Prof. Peter Nicolas comments - NPR
The Attorney General in the state of Washington is suing a small florist for refusing to provide flowers for a gay wedding.
(4/11/13)
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What Sneetches tell us about the gay-marriage debate. Peter Nicolas' paper is cited - Washington Post
In Nicolas' paper, “The Sneetches as an Allegory for the Gay Rights Struggle: Three Prisms,” Nicolas writes that “in this struggle, there has been not only a battle between the heterosexual majority and the gay minority, but also sub-battles between the African-American and gay communities and within the gay community itself.”
(4/1/13)
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Exploring Civil Society through the Writings of Dr. Seuss
Prof. Peter Nicolas appeared on the panel discussing ideology, identity, the abuse of power at New York Law School.
(3/11/13)
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Prof. Peter Nicolas on panel at "Exploring Civil Society Through the Writings of Dr. Seuss."
The New York Law School symposium on Mar. 1 has garnered press coverage from the Wall Street Journal and others:
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324178904578340371820270756.html
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http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2013/mar/01/seuss-symposium/
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http://abovethelaw.com/2013/03/cle-with-dr-seuss-i-do-not-like-jurisdiction-in-rem-said-sam-i-em/
(3/5/13)
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Gay-marriage supporters will try again in Oregon. Prof. Peter Nicolas is quoted - Seattle Times
With landmark victories for gay marriage last year, including in neighboring Washington, Oregon advocates have launched a campaign to overturn an 8-year-old constitutional ban there and win gay couples the right to marry.
(2/19/13)
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Prof. Peter Nicolas to sit on panel at New York Law School Symposium
Professor Peter Nicholas will present at the New York Law School Law Review and the Racial Justice Project at New York Law School's "Exploring Civil Society through the Writings of Dr. Seuss" symposium in March.
(2/14/13)
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Prof. Peter Nicolas Discusses Same-Sex Marriage on Public Radio - KUOW
Prof. Nicolas explains how the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to review two same-sex marriage cases will likely impact only couples in states that permit same-sex marriage, but may serve as the basis for challanging prohibitions on same-sex marriage throughout the U.S.
(12/10/12)
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Adultery, an Ancient Crime Still on Many Books. Prof. Peter Nicolas is quoted - New York Times
When David H. Petraeus resigned as director of the C.I.A. because of adultery he was widely understood to be acknowledging a misdeed, not a crime. Yet in his state of residence, Virginia, as in 22 others, adultery remains a criminal act, a vestige of the way American law has anchored legitimate sexual activity within marriage.
(11/15/12)
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More states in sights of gay-marriage backers. Prof. Peter Nicolas is quoted - Seattle Times
With victories in four states this week, supporters of same-sex marriage are now looking to other states where the political climate may be ripe for legalizing gay marriage. Opponents say they are prepared to battle them.
(11/9/12)
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Same-sex marriage: an issue of rights? Professors Peter Nicolas and Hugh Spitzer are quoted - Everett Herald
Opponents say it isn't; supporters say it is, but have downplayed that argument in the campaign for R-74.
(10/8/12)
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