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Five key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s anti-LGBTQ decision
The ruling was inevitable, the product of years of effort by the right to favor conservative Christians at the expense of LGBTQ+ rights.
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The Supreme Court’s reputation is shattered thanks to its conservative justices
With a complete disregard for basic ethics, Samuel Alito and company have destroyed the public’s trust in the Court.
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Justice Neil Gorsuch angrily calls anti-discrimination training a “reeducation program”
“Like being taught not to discriminate against LGBTQ is the same as being sent to a gulag.”
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4 Supreme Court justices attended celebration of powerful anti-LGBTQ legal group
The Federalist Society wants to end same-sex marriage because homosexuals are “promiscuous” and gay men raising children are a “social experiment.”
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The Supreme Court ruling in a prayer case is a very bad sign for nondiscrimination protections
The right-wing justices say expressions of faith are “indispensable,” suggesting that nondiscrimination laws aren’t.
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The Supreme Court’s new attack on the right to privacy was planned for 50 years
30% of all circuit judges in the country were appointed by the Federalist Society and will serve for life. That is at least 40 years of a court system dominated by a university club turned conservative powerhouse.
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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch defies Chief Justice Roberts’ request to wear a mask
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who has an increased risk of dying from COVID, hasn’t been able to attend arguments since she sits next to Gorsuch on the bench.
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The right turns on “cringing little liberal” Brett Kavanaugh for ruling in favor of vaccine mandate
The right has soured on the Supreme Court justice, disappointed that instead of being a full Trump crusader, he’s trying to actually be a conservative legal jurist.
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Supreme Court judge says gay rights case proves vaccine mandate is illegal
Justice Niel Gorsuch wrote in his opinion that people have a similar right to a religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccine mandates as anti-gay bakers do to refuse gay couples.
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Federal judges refuse to use defendant’s correct pronouns because it would be too hard
Despite years of education, the judges apparently couldn’t figure out how to write an opinion without using he/him pronouns.
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Is Brett Kavanaugh angling to be the next Anthony Kennedy?
It would be a mistake to view the block of six conservatives as a monolith.
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With Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court, could marriage equality be in jeopardy?
The odds are against SCOTUS outright overturning marriage equality – but the conservative majority will do everything in its power to erode it by granting religious conservatives free rein to ignore the law.
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You can get an “I’m gay for Gorsuch” t-shirt now & Twitter has thoughts about it
Needless to say, most were not supportive of the homage to the conservative Trump appointee.
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The Supreme Court ruling isn’t the end. It’s the beginning.
It won’t take six conservative justices to undo Gorsuch’s majority opinion, only five – and we all know the likelihood that whoever wins the presidential election will be able to appoint at least two new justices before 2025.
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Is Neil Gorsuch the new Anthony Kennedy? Don’t count on it.
As good as the workplace ruling is, there are plenty of signs that Gorsuch isn’t nearly as pro-LGBTQ as the retired justice, starting with his affinity for religious liberty arguments.
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Anthony Kennedy really wanted Brett Kavanaugh to be his replacement
The Supreme Court justice who was the biggest proponent of LGBTQ rights privately promoted the anti-LGBTQ rights Kavanaugh to President Trump.
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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.
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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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Two senators that oppose LGBTQ rights were ‘honored’ at a gay Republican fundraiser
The organization called the senators “Pro-LGBTQ Republican Members of Congress.” Spoiler: they’re not.
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Trump is stacking the federal judiciary against us for decades to come
With the help of the Republican Senate, the adminsitration is populating the federal bench with right-ideologues who will plague us for decades.
