Prof. Carpenter's Op-Ed on Gays and the Legal Profession Published in New York Times

Professor Dale Carpenter published an op-ed entitled "How the Law Accepted Gays" in the New York Times. In the article, Carpenter places in historical context the recent decision of a prominent national law firm to withdraw as counsel to the House of Representatives in litigation over the Defense of Marriage Act. In a half-century struggle, he writes, "Gay-rights supporters have transformed the law and the legal profession, opening the doors of law firms, law schools and courts to people who were once casually and cruelly shut out because of their sexual orientation."