Hastings Outlaw
Respondent-Intervenor
Paul M. Smith, Counsel of Record Hastings Outlaw is a registered student organization at UC Hastings College of the Law with a goal of promoting a positive atmosphere for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered students. Its request to intervene in the case brought against UC Hastings by Christian Legal Society (CLS) was granted by a Federal district court. Paul M. Smith is a partner with the law firm Jenner & Block, where he chairs its appellate and Supreme Court practice. The following is excerpted from the Brief for the Respondent-Intervenor as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on March 8,…