June 30, 1986: U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick

Today is the 25th anniversary of the ruling in Bowers v. Hardwick, which upheld a state's right to outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults. It would not be overturned until 2003, with the ruling in Lawrence v. Texas.

For more information:

Bowers v. Hardwick, Oyez Project

Bowers v. Hardwick Decision, Legal Information Institute (LII), Cornell University Law School

Landmark Cases: Bowers v. Hardwick (1986), PBS

Lawrence and Garner v. Texas, Oyez Project

Lawrence v. Texas, LII, Cornell University Law School



Sonnet Ireland
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Urban Studies, Engineering

Civil Rights Act of 1964

On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  To commemorate the 45th anniversary of this event, the Earl K. Long Library is hosting a display (put together by yours truly).  This display will be up through the end of July, so I encourage you to stop by and see it if you can.  

If you can't, here is a slideshow of the display:

Sonnet Erin Brown
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Philosophy

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Event

On Thursday, July 2nd, the University of New Orleans will celebrate the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  The UNO Diversity Cabinet will host a commemoration at 10am in room 407 of the Earl K. Long Library.  Nikki Brown, author of Private Politics and Public Voices: African American Women's Activism from World War I through the New Deal, will make a presentation, field questions, and lead a discussion about the significance of the Civil Rights Act.

All are invited.

In addition to the event, the Earl K. Long Library will feature a display on the 2nd floor throughout July.

This begins on July 2nd!  Please feel free to stop on by!



Sonnet Erin Brown
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Philosophy