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GAY & LESBIAN LAW STUDENTS ASSN. v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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236 Conn. 453 (1996)

GAY AND LESBIAN LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF LAW v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released March 26, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Shapiro, assistant attorney general, with whom were Bernard F. McGovern, Jr., assistant attorney general, and, on the brief, Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, and Jane L. Scarpellino, assistant attorney general, for the appellants (defendants).

Philip D. Tegeler, with whom were Marc E. Elovitz, pro hac vice, and, on the brief, Martha Stone, Ruth E. Harlow, pro hac vice, and Matthew A. Coles, pro hac vice, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Callahan, Berdon, Norcott, Katz and Palmer, JS.

KATZ, J.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether, pursuant to General Statutes § 10a-149a, the United States military is prohibited from using the facilities and career services office of the University of Connecticut School of Law (law school) for recruitment purposes because of its current discrimination against gay men and lesbians. We conclude that it is.

The following facts are undisputed. The plaintiff, the Gay and Lesbian Law Students Association...

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