Outlaws at the University of Michigan

07/06/2020

Through direct legal support and impact advocacy, OUTreach works to increase access to justice for LGBTQ community members. The project, formerly known as the LGBTQ Rights Project, was established in 2014 by MLaw Outlaws, Michigan Law School's LGBT student organization. Project partners include ...

06/25/2020

(yes I changed the hashtag) no. 2: (One of) our illustrious Co-President(s), Matt! Matthew is a 2L and Co-President of Outlaws He is from Ypsilanti, Michigan. He studied International Studies and Arabic at Texas A&M University. Prior to Law School, Matthew taught third grade government in San Antonio, Texas with Teach For America. When the casebooks close for the evening, he unwinds with his pet corgi and a good book. Matthew is working at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius as a 1L Summer Associate and Diversity Fellow in the Houston office.

06/15/2020

Today's landmark decision in Bostock did not come without the passion and work of activists like the late Aimee Stephens (pictured here; Saul Loeb/AFP via ). It's imperative that we continue to fight for the rights of those most marginalized, even within the greater q***r community.

If you're an student or faculty member with knowledge of existing resources and amenities available to trans and non-binary students, please take our anonymous survey (link: https://forms.gle/wP6HnWNihAHbRin57) to help us gather information. We plan to use this info to create a resource guide and push for expanding resources at .

06/11/2020

To help everyone get to know Outlaws a bit better, we'll be doing some intro over the next few weeks, introducing the folks on the Board! Starting with the man behind this account, Nate!

Nate is a 2L and the current Communications Chair. He grew up all over, but mostly in the next town over of Saline, MI. He spent three years working as a geologist after graduating from the University of Notre Dame before returning to Michigan to for Law School. When not deep in the books, he enjoys camping, strategy games, and pretending he’s a professional chef! Edibility not guaranteed.

06/20/2018

Great news! There is more to be done, but it's always refreshing to celebrate victories along the way 🌈🌈🌈

Huge shout out to our pro bono chair Chloe Roddy for all the work she has done this year!

This just in! A Michigan court just ruled that a "Medicaid provider's written policy excluding all [transgender medical services] from coverage is a violation of federal law". Shout out to the Outlaws at the University of Michigan and JTCC's Know Your Rights Project! The case isn't over yet, but this is a big step in the right direction.
Read more about JTCC's LGBT Know Your Rights Project here:
https://www.jimtoycenter.org/know-your-rights

03/26/2018

Tickets to Alt Prom go on sale on Wednesday at lunch! 💚💚💚

03/15/2018

Welcome to Admitted Students Weekend 0Ls!!!

03/13/2018

Excited to meet all the LGBT+ 0Ls coming to Michigan for Admitted Students Weekend!

11/21/2017

Check out our monthly Know Your Rights post below!

Monthly Know Your Rights Bulletin from the Outlaws at the University of Michigan and JTCC's Know Your Rights Project:

Q: My same-sex spouse and I are both listed as parents on our child’s birth certificate here in Michigan. Does the non-birth parent automatically have parental rights? Do we need to adopt for her to have parenting rights?

A: At birth, a child’s birth certificate in Michigan has spots for “mother” and “father”, but same-sex couples can also request “parent” and “parent” designations. Regardless of the parental designation, if a parent’s name is on the birth certificate the parent has enforceable parental rights over the child, including in the case of a divorce between the couple. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court reiterated that Obergefell v. Hodges required states to provide the same benefits to same-sex spouses when a child is born, as provided to heterosexual spouses. The Court stressed that this included listing both same-sex spouses on birth certificates, as recognition on the birth certificate carries important legal parenting rights.

Nonetheless, experts strongly recommend that same-sex married couples also obtain either a confirmatory adoption or parentage order. These orders are enforceable across state lines, and substantially reduce the risk that a non-birth parent's rights will be challenged.

Read more about the Supreme Court's holding in Pavan v. Smith here: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2016/16-992.
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Monthly Know Your Rights bulletins are provided courtesy of JTCC's Know Your Rights Project and Michigan Law's Outlaws. For details on our work, visit https://www.jimtoycenter.org/know-your-rights. For free legal support, email [email protected] or call (734) 995-9867.

11/01/2017

TOMORROW @ lunch - Outlaws hosts this very exciting event with the National Security Law Society. Hope you can make it!

10/30/2017

Thanks again to everyone who attended, supported, and contributed to this year's Kevin E. Kennedy Fellowship Gala benefitting the Spectrum Fund, especially our guest speakers and outside sponsors. We look forward to next year, and hope you can join us!

For more info on the Gala and a full list of sponsors, check out our website: http://www.mlawoutlaws.org/outlaws-annual-gala.

Congratulations to 2Ls Lori Interlicchio and Josh Goldman, who are the recipients of the 2017 Spectrum Fund Fellowship. The Spectrum Fund was created by Henry Grix, AB '70, JD '77, and Howard Israel, BFA ’72, to provide financial support to students looking to pursue research, impact litigation, and do policy work to advance LGBT equality.

10/23/2017

Check out our pro bono project's monthly Know Your Rights bulletin! Info on free legal support through our project is included at the bottom of the post as well.

Monthly Know Your Rights Bulletin from the Outlaws at the University of Michigan Law School and JTCC's Know Your Rights Project:

Q: Do I need gender reassignment surgery to update my gender marker on my MI driver's license/state ID?

A: No. Michigan’s Secretary of State has changed the policy on requiring an amended birth certificate to update an individual’s gender marker on a state driver’s license or state ID. The new policy allows an individual to use the gender marker listed on an individual’s U.S. passport, U.S. passport card, or birth certificate. Many states, including Michigan, require surgery before changing a gender marker on a birth certificate. Because a U.S. passport can be obtained without surgery, or an amended birth certificate, surgery is no longer required to have an accurate state ID. This is helpful since not all individuals require surgery to complete transition.

In general, a passport is a substitute form of identification for a birth certificate. To change the gender marker listed on a passport, an applicant must provide medical certification stating the person is in the process of or has had appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition to the Passport Office. (For more details, visit https://goo.gl/pM5yHN).
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Monthly Know Your Rights bulletins are provided courtesy of JTCC's Know Your Rights Project and Michigan Law's Outlaws. For details on our work, visit https://www.jimtoycenter.org/know-your-rights. For free legal support, email [email protected] or call (734) 995-9867.