Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda

“Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda” (formerly “Zarda v. Altitude Express”) derives from the firing in 2010 of Donald Zarda from his skydiving job at Altitude Express and his belief that it was because of his sexual orientation. After Zarda’s death in 2014 in a base jumping accident his family continued the case. The Supreme Court heard arguments on the case in October 2019 along with another involving sexual orientation, “Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia,” and one involving gender identity, “R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.” Each of the plaintiffs assert that the protections on the basis of “sex” in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 should apply to them. A ruling in their favor would be legally revolutionary.

News (USA)
Two Supreme Court justices appeared in a photo with a hate group leader

Activists want the judges to recuse themselves in three LGBTQ cases they’re hearing.

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Politics
Matthew Shepard’s parents slammed the Trump administration at Department of Justice ceremony

They didn’t even show up for the event honoring the 10th anniversary of passage of the hate crimes law named after their son. They sent a scathing letter instead.

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Commentary
Neil Gorsuch could split the Supreme Court to a narrow victory on LGBTQ rights

If the end result is 4-1-4 in favor of Aimee Stephens with a narrow, positive interpretation of Title VII being the 1, I’ll cheer.

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

News (USA)
The Supreme Court showed its liberal/conservative split in LGBTQ cases. Here’s how it went.

Justice Neil Gorsuch could be the swing vote in both cases.

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Commentary
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.

Monday, October 7, 2019

News (USA)
Here’s how one man plans to win nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people nationwide

Gerald Bostock’s legal challenge will be heard at the Supreme Court on Tuesday along with two others. His attorney has three arguments he insists will sway the court.

Monday, October 7, 2019