David Flugman Speaks at the Williams Institute Fall Salon

September 13, 2024

David Flugman Speaks at the Williams Institute Fall Salon

Partner David Flugman presented as a panelist on the impact of the November election on LGBTQ+ communities at the Williams Institute Fall Salon alongside several experts on LGBTQ+ law and public policy.

During this panel, David discussed the amicus brief Selendy Gay filed on behalf of two scholars associated with the Williams Institute in United States, et al. v. Skrmetti, a case in which the Supreme Court will determine the constitutionality of Tennessee’s ban on the provision of gender-affirming medical care to minors. He also discussed the suit that the firm recently filed alongside the ACLU to strike down South Carolina’s ban on gender-affirming care. 

David was joined on the panel by Cary Franklin, Williams Faculty Chair/UCLA Constitutional Law Professor, Alexia Korberg, Executive Director at Her Justice, Antonious Porch, Chief Legal Officer at SoundCloud, Emilia Yu, Research Director at Coqual, and Elana Redfield Williams Federal Policy Director.

The event was co-hosted by the Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law’s research center on sexual orientation and gender identity, and Meta.