Finding aid of the William E. Weinberger Collection on the
Law and Gay and Lesbian Rights
Michael C. Oliveira
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90007
Phone: (213) 741-0094
Fax: (213) 741-0220
Email: askone@onearchives.org
URL: http://www.onearchives.org
© 2008
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. All rights reserved.
Finding aid of the William E. Weinberger Collection on the Law
and Gay and Lesbian Rights
Collection number: Coll2008-063
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives
Los Angeles,
California
- Processed by:
- Richard French and Michael C. Oliveira
- Date Completed:
- 2008
- Encoded by:
- Michael C. Oliveira
© 2008 ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. All rights reserved.
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant
from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Descriptive Summary
Title: William E. Weinberger collection on the law and
gay and lesbian rights
Dates: 1983-1998
Bulk Dates: 1987-1994
Collection number: Coll2008-063
Creator:
Weinberger, William E.,
1955-
Collection Size: 2 records boxes, 1 archive
carton, 1 oversize box. 4.3 linear feet.
Repository:
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.
Los Angeles, California 90007
Abstract: Conference materials, minutes, correspondence,
amicus curiae briefs, and other documents relating to the provision of legal
representation for lesbians and gays, created and collected by Los Angeles
lawyer William E. Weinberger, a member of several organizations that provided
legal services to lesbians and gays, in the course of his work.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access
restrictions.
Publication Rights
Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in
writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the physical owner.
Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in
the materials. Note that ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant
copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for
all other materials directly from the copyright holder(s).
Preferred Citation
William E. Weinberger Collection on the Law and Gay and Lesbian Rights,
Coll2008-063, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles,
California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of William E. Weinberger, August 17, 2005.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Richard French and Michael C. Oliveira,
November
20, 2008.
Processing this collection has been funded
by a generous grant from the National Historical Publications and Records
Commission.
Biography
William E. Weinberger has practiced law in the areas of business
litigation, real estate, litigation, appeals, professional liability, first
amendment law, employment law, and governmental relations.
He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 16, 1955. He graduated cum laude
from Cornell University in 1977, and earned his Juris Doctor from Stanford
University in 1981. While at Stanford he was Senior Editor of the Stanford
Journal of International Law, 1978-1981, and Associate Editor of the Stanford
Law Review, 1979-1981. His "Congressional Access to Grand Jury Transcripts" was
published in the November 1980 issue of the Stanford Law Review. From
1981-1982, he clerked for Frank J. Battisti, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court,
Northern District of Ohio. In 1982, he was admitted to the California bar and
joined the Los Angeles Lesbian and Gay Law Association, where he served as the
association president in 1987. He joined the National Lesbian & Gay Law
Association in 1988, and co-chaired the association, 1993-1994. From 1991 to
1996, he served as Judge Pro-Tem, Beverly Hills Municipal Court. A member of
the Los Angeles County, California, and American Bar Associations, he served on
the State Bar of California Committee on Administration of Justice, 1994-1997.
In 1997 he was elected Los Angeles Charter Reform Commissioner, and served
until 1999. In April 2000, the Los Angeles Lawyer printed his article,
"Workers' Compensation Liability for Production Companies." From 1999 to 2001,
he was a member of the City of Los Angeles Board of Neighborhood Commissioners,
and served as its President, 2000-2001. In 2002, he joined the California Law
Revision Commission, and served as the Chair, 2004-2005.
Source:
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of the papers of William E. Weinberger
documenting his involvement between 1983 and 1998 with Lawyers for Human Rights
(LHR), National Gay Rights Advocates (NGRA), the National Lesbian and Gay Law
Association's Lavender Law conferences, and similar organizations to secure
equal rights for lesbians and gays. The collection also contains reference
materials such as amicus curiae briefs, clippings, correspondence, judgments,
memoranda, newsletters, notes, opinions, and reports regarding legal issues of
concern to gays and lesbians.
Arrangement
Arranged in five series: (1) Lawyers for Human Rights, (2) National Gay
Rights Advocates, (3) Lavender Law: The National Conference on Lesbian and Gay
Legal Issues, (4) Other Organization and Conference Materials, and (5)
Reference Materials. The folders within each series are arranged
chronologically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Gays--Legal status, laws, etc.--United
States--Cases
Lavender Law (Conference)
Lawyers for Human Rights (California,
U.S.)
Legal assistance to gays--United States.
Legal assistance to lesbians--United
States.
Lesbians--Legal status, laws, etc.--United
States--Cases
National Gay Rights Advocates
(U.S.)
National Lesbian and Gay Law Association
(U.S.)
Weinberger, William E.,
1955-
Series 1:
Lawyers for Human Rights
1985-1991
Physical Description: 8 folders.
Series Scope and Content
The series consists of board meetings minutes, 1985-1991, of Lawyers
for Human Rights, the lesbian and gay bar association of Los Angeles, on whose
Board of Governors served from 1984 to 1991. The series also includes a few
related miscellaneous documents, such as clippings and amicus curiae
briefs.
Box 1 : 1-6
Board of Governor's Minutes
1985-1991
Physical Description: 6 folders.
Box 2 : 1
List of speakers, clippings
1986-1987
Box 1 : 7
Miscellaneous documents
1985-1986
Series 2:
National Gay Rights Advocates
1983-1990
Physical Description: 14 folders.
Series Scope and Content
The series consists of files collected by Weinberger while he was a
member National Gay Rights Advocates (NGRA), including his years on the board
of directors, 1987-1988. The NGRA was a non-profit public interest law firm,
which brought legal action and educated attorneys to end discrimination based
on sexual orientation. It closed its doors in May 1991. The files include
amicus curiae briefs, correspondence, minutes, proposals, and press
releases.
Box 1 : 8
United States Military case correspondence
1983
Box 2 : 2-3
American Automobile Association correspondence
1984-1986
Physical Description: 2 folders.
Box 2 : 4
Board of Director's minutes
1987-1988
Box 1 : 9-11
General correspondence
1988-1990
Physical Description: 3 folders.
Box 1 : 13
Employment agreement, Jean O'Leary
1988
Box 1 : 14
Coming Out Day proposal
1988
Box 1 : 16-17
Central planning committee memorandum and
correspondence
1989
Physical Description: 2 folders.
Box 2 : 5
Litigation committee, Johnson v. Seafirst Bank
case
1990
Series 3:
Lavender Law: The National Conference on Lesbian and Gay
Legal Issues
1988-1997
Physical Description: 18 folders.
Series Scope and Content
The series consists of materials from the National Lesbian and Gay
Law Association's biennial Lavender Law National Conference on Lesbian and Gay
Legal Issues. The conference reviews how the law impacts lesbians and gays
across a wide variety of topics including AIDS, civil rights, criminal law,
domestic partnership, employment, estate planning, family law, immigration,
right to marry, and transgender law. The documents in the series are the
prepared reference materials, including panel information, presentation
outlines, copies of decisions, and clippings.
Box 1 : 18-20
Sourcebook
1988
Physical Description: 3 folders.
Box 1 : 21-23
Resource book
1990
Physical Description: 3 folders.
Box 1 : 24-29 ; 3 : 1-6
Conference materials
1992
Physical Description: 12 folders.
Box 1 : 24-26
1992
Physical Description: 3 folders.
Box 1 : 27-29
1994
Physical Description: 3 folders.
Box 3 : 1-6
1997
Physical Description: 6 folders.
Series 4:
Other Organization and Conference Materials
1985-1995
Physical Description: 9 folders.
Series Scope and Content
The series contains other organization and conference materials
including manuals, minutes, notes, reference materials and Weinberger's résumé.
The organizations represented include the Coalition to Pass A.B. 1 (the "Gay
Rights Bill" authored by Assemblymen Art Agnos and Mike Roos), the Lambda
Lawyers Roundtable, previously known as the Lambda Activists' Legal and
Educational Round Table (Lambda ALERT), and the National Lesbian and Gay Law
Association (NLGLA). The conference materials include correspondence,
registration, and reference materials from the 1988 War Conference, Washington,
D.C., a meeting of gays and lesbians organized to strengthen the community and
political movement.
Box 3 : 7
Assembly Bill 1 Coalition
1985
Box 3 : 8
Lambda Lawyers Roundtable (Lambda Activists' Legal and
Educational Round Table, Lambda ALERT)
1986-1987
Box 2 : 6-9
War Conference
1988
Physical Description: 4 folders.
Box 3 : 10-12
National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (NLGLA), Board of
Directors Policies and Procedures Manual
1995
Physical Description: 3 folders.
Series 5:
Reference Materials
1983-1998
Physical Description: 17 folders.
Series Scope and Content
The series of reference materials includes documents such as amicus
curiae briefs, judgments, memoranda, opinions, and reports. The series is
arranged chronologically, followed by files of miscellaneous documents found
loose in the collection, including clippings, correspondence, newsletter,
notes, and reports.
Box 3 : 13
First Amendment: Regulation of Video Games
1983
Box 3 : 14
Bowers v. Hardwick
1985-1986
Box 3 : 16
Amnesty International and Homosexuality summary
report
1987
Box 3 : 17
Watkins v. United States Army
1988
Box 3 : 18
Cost Estimates for Healthcare Coverage of Domestic
Partners of San Francisco City Workers
1991
Box 3 : 19
Report of the Subcommittee on Domestic Partners' Benefits,
University Committee on Faculty and Staff Benefits
1992
Box 3 : 20
Hollywood Supports AIDS in the Workplace
Seminar
1992
Box 3 : 21
March on Washington Lobby Days
1993
Box 3 : 22
We will get what we ask for: Why legalizing gay and
lesbian marriage will not "dismantle the legal structure of gender in every
marriage"
1993
Box 3 : 23
"Breaking Down Barriers: Overcoming Discrimination in the
Legal Profession for Attorneys with Disabilities and Lesbian and Gay Attorneys"
(American Bar Association Section of Individual Rights and
Responsibilities)
1994
Box 3 : 24-26
Los Angeles County Bar Association: Committee on Sexual
Orientation Bias Report
1994
Physical Description: 3 folders.
Box 3 : 27
Manual of Model Policies and Programs to Achieve Equality
of Opportunity in the Legal Profession (The Bar Association of San
Francisco)
1994
Box 3 : 28
Assessment of the Legal Needs of People Living with HIV
and AIDS in Los Angeles County (HIV Legal Services Delivery Project for Los
Angeles County)
1995
Box 3 : 29
Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Employment: A Guide
to Remedies (HIV Legal Services Delivery Project for Los Angeles
County)
1998
