Tag Archives: Title VII
Supreme Court action favors trans students
In an action that preserves a ruling favorable to transgender students in five states, the U.S. Supreme Court refused June 28 to accept appeal of a decision that says Title IX protects transgender students from discrimination.
After Title VII ‘watershed,’ is the court reshaping?
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Neil Gorsuch show signs of forming a new middle ground on the Supreme Court bench, at least when it comes to LGBT issues.
Supreme Court: Title VII covers sexual orientation and gender status
Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for Chief Justice John Roberts and four more liberal justices, ruled that federal law banning discrimination based on "sex" in employment covers discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender status.
Supreme Court probabilities spell uncertain results
Taking a look at what each justice said during the October 8 Title VII case arguments and coupling that with their past voting records and remarks on LGBT decisions narrows down the prospects for how the U.S. Supreme Court
A glimmer of optimism in Title VII arguments
Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed to meld the argument regarding sexual orientation discrimination with that regarding transgender discrimination but one of the new justices signaled he was "really close" to seeing a Title VII claim.
Supreme preview: “Stakes could not be higher”
Many U.S. Supreme Court observers expect the trio of Title VII cases to be argued October 8 will be the most watched cases of the court's 2019-20 term. All believe the outcome will have enormous consequences.
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
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.
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.
