Renowned Texas law professor to speak at Lone Star College-North Harris

Lone Star College North Harris News

Published on: September 11, 2015
The Lone Star College-North Harris Center for Diversity Studies will mark Constitution Day on September 17 by hosting a lecture with renowned law professor Dr. Martin L. Levy of Texas Southern Universitys Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
Dr. Levy will be speaking on a recent landmark case, Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. (2015) and non-enumerated Constitutional rights. In the Obergefell case, the United States Supreme Court held in a 5-4 decision that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
According to Dr. James Good, dean, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Business and Economics at LSC-North Harris, It is an honor to have Dr. Levy help us mark Constitution Day by speaking about this case and its relevance. Not only is he highly regarded among his peers, he is also widely published and considered an expert in the field of Constitutional Law.
Constitution Day is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is normally observed on September 17, the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia.The law establishing the present holiday was created in 2004, with the passage of an amendment by Senator Robert Byrd to the Omnibus spending bill of 2004.Before this law was enacted, the holiday was known as "Citizenship Day.  
Dr. Levy will be speaking from noon to 1 p.m. at LSC College-North Harris, Academic Building, Room A126. Faculty, staff, students and the community are invited to attend the free lecture.
The LSC-North Harris Center for Diversity Studies is focused on a guiding principle that diversity should be celebrated and studied as the mark of a healthy society and learning environment rather than ...

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