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Will the conservative majority Supreme Court abandon Anthony Kennedy’s support for equality?
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this week on whether the 55-year-old federal civil rights law extends job protections to LGBT and transgender workers nationwide.
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How much we lose at the Supreme Court will depend on how much we ignore
If the court rules against LGBTQ rights, trans people who live outside of cities and states with inclusive nondiscrimination laws will need legal umbrellas. Here is one that some, though not all, might be able to use.
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The Trump administration told the Supreme Court that gay discrimination should be legal
If an employer would fire both gay men and lesbians, the Trump administration says that’s not discrimination, it’s perfectly legal.
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The Trump administration told the Supreme Court that trans discrimination should be legal
Their argument is that trans women aren’t really women. The 54-page brief is just a riff on that.
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The Trump administration is pressuring the EEOC to turn its back on LGBTQ workers
Trump wants the government to present a “united front” to the Supreme Court when it argues that it’s legal to discriminate against LGBTQ people.
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The Supreme Court is going to rule on LGBTQ job discrimination. This could end badly.
The Supreme Court announced that it will be hearing three cases about anti-LGBTQ discrimination this year in what could be a dramatic blow against LGBTQ discrimination protections. The three federal cases all involve questions about how Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to LGBTQ people. Title VII bans discrimination on the […]
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These 6 possible U.S. Supreme Court cases could determine the future of LGBTQ rights
There are cases on workplace discrimination, trans bathroom rights and (of course) gay wedding cake.
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Why does the Trump administration want a ruling on gay cases before a trans case?
The Department of Justice said that it’s perfectly legal to discriminate against transgender people… but it wants the court to say it’s OK to discriminate against gay people first.
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16 states want the Supreme Court to okay anti-trans workplace discrimination
The states join virulent anti-LGBTQ religious right groups, including Roy Moore’s, to argue that federal law shouldn’t protect trans workers.
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Federal courts are standing up to Trump & Sessions’ anti-transgender agenda
Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions may be anti-trans, but federal courts aren’t playing along.