Category Archives: U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court: No recourse for sexual assault victims in military

The U.S. Supreme Court announced this month (May 3) that it would not review an appeal brought by a female West Point cadet who says the federal government should be liable for injuries she sustained from a sexual assault at

Another surprise split among LGBTs at Supreme Court

Once again this session, LGBT groups and individuals are lined up on opposite sides of a conflict at the U.S. Supreme Court. This time, it's about whether groups can be forced to disclose who their donors are.

LGBT groups on opposite sides of Supreme Court case

LGBT groups have submitted briefs in support of both sides of a U.S. Supreme Court case in which high school authorities say they have a right to discipline a student for something said off campus and after school hours.

Barrett confirmed, sworn in Monday night

The U.S. Senate Monday night confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and she was sworn into office at a White House ceremony minutes later.

Barrett apologizes for term ‘sexual preference’

Both Republicans and Democrats had LGBT-related questions for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, in the second day of her confirmation hearing.

Barrett’s past remarks increase worry for LGBT activisits

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett defended dissenters to the court's 2015 decision in Obergefell, saying "they weren't arguing against same-sex marriage but that it was not for the court to decide.”

Hostile motive read in Thomas-Alito statement

The Human Rights Campaign and others say they think Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have signaled their intentions to revisit the Obergefell marriage equality decision.

Reaction to Supreme Court nominee Barrett: cautious concern

In her confirmation process for a federal appeals seat, Amy Coney Barrett promised to "faithfully follow" the precedents set by such landmark LGBT Supreme Court cases as Obergefell and Lawrence. LGBT experts think those precedents can stand despite her personal

Supreme Court’s most pro-LGBT justice dies

The Supreme Court justice with the most supportive voting record for LGBT people, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, died Friday. Now, the battle begins over who shall appoint her successor.

Activists see pro-religion ruling as ‘unsettling’

LGBT legal activists have some concerns about a pro-religion ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday. Although the case is not LGBT specific, the ruling could have implications for future LGBT cases, including one pending for the next session.