Tag Archives: Supreme Court

Justice Stevens: an early supporter on the Supreme Court

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was one of the first members of the nation's highest court to stand up for LGBT people, and he was proud of it. Stevens died at the age of 99 on July 16

Another appeal on religious bias exemption coming

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon have another appeal before it, seeking a religious exemption to non-discrimination laws for businesses of public accommodation.

Supreme Court will review three Title VII cases

In what one legal activist termed an "aggressive" move, the U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will review lower court decisions in three Title VII workplace discrimination cases --two that were resolved in favor of LGBT employees, one in favor

“Deeply disturbing message” in Supreme Court silence

The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear the appeal of a death row inmate whose attorneys gathered sworn statements from the man's jury that some jurors expressed anti-gay bias in deciding to give the man the death penalty.

Supreme Court hands Trump temporary win on trans ban

The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday that the Trump administration could begin implementing its ban on transgender people in the military but said it would look at the constitutionality of the policy after the lower courts have ruled.

Supreme Court: 9 LGBT cases near conference

The U.S. Supreme Court justices have three transgender military cases cued up on their January 11 conference list. And that's just the tip of the iceberg of LGBT related cases pending action next month.

Trump tries to rush courts on trans ban

The Trump administration as asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene early in litigation over his proposed ban on transgender people in the military.

Employment cases at Supreme Court conference

Three important cases involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and whether it prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity are on the Supreme Court's "conference" list November 30.

Kavanaugh confirmation likely to prompt shift to state courts

LGBT legal activists think the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court will likely mean a shift of strategy, focusing more on state courts than federal ones. But anti-LGBT legal activists will probably seek to escalate their

Supreme Court session could be busiest yet

The U.S. Supreme Court session that began October 1 could be one of the busiest in history on LGBT-related concerns, with cases challenging employment discrimination, religious bias versus public accommodations, and banning transgender members of the military.