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Michael Boucai is a Professor at the School of Law, University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo). He specializes in Gender and Sexuality, Family Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Legal History. His research explores the intersection of LGBTQ+ rights, marriage equality, and legal history, with notable work on the constitutional history of marriage and LGBTQ+ activism.
Education: B.A. in History from Yale University; J.D. from Georgetown University; M.Phil in History from the University of Cambridge. Post-graduate experience includes a clerkship with Judge Rosemary Barkett on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, followed by a fellowship at UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute before joining UB Law.
Research interests emphasize the sociopolitical dimensions of legal frameworks, particularly in contexts of gender, sexuality, and family law. His scholarship bridges historical analysis with contemporary legal debates, such as marriage equality, surrogacy rights, and LGBTQ+ inclusion in legal institutions.
Key publications include Glorious Precedents: When Gay Marriage Was Radical (2015), recognized with the 2016 Michael Cunningham Prize and Dukeminier Award. His work spans topics like the psychological sociology of the gay closet (Topology of the Closet, 2022) and the historical roots of marriage rights (Before Loving, 2020).
Awards include the 2016 Dukeminier Award and Cunningham Prize for groundbreaking legal scholarship on gender and sexuality. His contributions also address modern challenges in abortion law and reproductive rights (Abortion Law in a Time of Judicial Adventurism, 2023).
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