Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial ruling to overturn 50 years of precedent in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, what may be in store for the hard-fought legal rights of LGBTQ+ individuals?

The Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission of the New York court system—named for the first openly gay man to be appointed to the bench in New York City Criminal Court—delved into that question on Nov. 10 at “How Deeply Rooted are LGBT Rights?: Where We Stand Post-Dobbs,” an all-day conference held at New York Law School.