Book signing celebrates new book by UIS faculty member

A book signing and reception for Jason Pierceson, author of Courts, Liberalism, and Rights: Gay Law and Politics in the United States and Canada, will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Friday, January 27, in the third floor Atrium of the Public Affairs Center at UIS.

Pierceson is an assistant professor jointly appointed to the Political Studies and Legal Studies departments. His book guides readers through a discussion of liberalism, court rulings, and the progress that gays and lesbians have made in U.S. and Canadian courts and focuses on the interplay between law and politics on this issue. Read more>>