Steven Gey
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Steven Gey was an American legal academic and one of the leading US scholars on religious liberties and free speech. He was David and Deborah Fonvielle and Donald and Janet Hinkle Professor at Florida State University College of Law
. His scholarship includes Cases and Materials on Religion and the State (Lexis-Michie 2001) and dozens of articles on religious liberties, free speech, and constitutional interpretation. Gey was an active participant in national debates regarding the teaching of evolution in public schools and he served as a regular commentator on legal issues for ABC News in the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election. In 2007, he received the "Friend of Darwin Award" from the National Center for Science Education, recognizing his tireless advocacy for the teaching of science in schools.
Gey received his law degree from Columbia Law School, from which he graduated in 1982 with highest honors and where he was an articles editor of the Columbia Law Review. Before joining the faculty at Florida State, Gey practiced law for two years at the Paul Weiss law firm in New York, where he did extensive pro bono work, often on behalf of those facing the death penalty.
In 2006, he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrig
's disease, Maladie de Charcot
or motor neurone disease
)—a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by the degeneration of motor neurons. He died June 9, 2011.
Florida State University College of Law
Florida State University College of Law is the law school of Florida State University in Tallahassee. The law school's highly accomplished and accessible law faculty delivers a program that has an interdisciplinary orientation designed to produce well-rounded and effective lawyers.The law school...
. His scholarship includes Cases and Materials on Religion and the State (Lexis-Michie 2001) and dozens of articles on religious liberties, free speech, and constitutional interpretation. Gey was an active participant in national debates regarding the teaching of evolution in public schools and he served as a regular commentator on legal issues for ABC News in the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election. In 2007, he received the "Friend of Darwin Award" from the National Center for Science Education, recognizing his tireless advocacy for the teaching of science in schools.
Gey received his law degree from Columbia Law School, from which he graduated in 1982 with highest honors and where he was an articles editor of the Columbia Law Review. Before joining the faculty at Florida State, Gey practiced law for two years at the Paul Weiss law firm in New York, where he did extensive pro bono work, often on behalf of those facing the death penalty.
In 2006, he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a form of motor neuron disease caused by the degeneration of upper and lower neurons, located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord and the cortical neurons that provide their efferent input...
(ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig
Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig , nicknamed "The Iron Horse" for his durability, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 17-year baseball career for the New York Yankees . Gehrig set several major league records. He holds the record for most career grand slams...
's disease, Maladie de Charcot
Jean-Martin Charcot
Jean-Martin Charcot was a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology. He is known as "the founder of modern neurology" and is "associated with at least 15 medical eponyms", including Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...
or motor neurone disease
Motor neurone disease
The motor neurone diseases are a group of neurological disorders that selectively affect motor neurones, the cells that control voluntary muscle activity including speaking, walking, breathing, swallowing and general movement of the body. They are generally progressive in nature, and can cause...
)—a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by the degeneration of motor neurons. He died June 9, 2011.