PROGRAM
Former US solicitor general Theodore B. Olson and litigator David Boies discussed their book Redeeming the Dream: The Case for Marriage Equality, the story, in their own words, of how Boies and Olson — who argued against each other all the way to the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore of 2000 — joined forces eight years after that battle to forge the unique legal argument that would carry the day. As allies and not foes, they fought a five-year struggle to win the right for gays to marry, from Proposition 8’s adoption by voters in 2008, to its defeat before the Supreme Court, in Hollingsworth v. Perry, in 2013.
SPEAKERS
David Boies
David Boies was selected by Time magazine in 2010 as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, and is among the most prominent trial lawyer in the United States. He has litigated some of the highest profile cases in recent history, including Westmoreland v. CBS, United States v. Microsoft, and Bush v. Gore – and Hollingsworth v. Perry in 2013. He is chairman of the law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner.
Theodore Olson
Theodore B. Olson was also selected as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time magazine in 2010. He is the premier appellate lawyer in the country, and has argued sixty cases before the United States Supreme Court, including Bush v. Gore; Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, and Hollingsworth v. Perry. He practices law in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Olson served as United States Solicitor General from June 2001 to July 2004 under President George W. Bush.
