Tag Archives: U.S. Supreme Court

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: First Amendment issues in the spotlight

The Trump administration defended its efforts to bolster religious belief exemptions and curtail other First Amendment considerations in two cases before the Supreme Court this week.

Supreme Court will review religious health care exemptions

The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will review two appeals decisions that upheld a national injunction against proposed Trump administration regulations that seek to expand the ability of employers to deny coverage for certain procedures by claiming religious, moral, or

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.

Kennedy statement seems to drive religious refusal cases

The U.S. Supreme Court passed on its latest opportunity to decide whether a business can claim a religious exemption from a state law prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations, but such a case seems inevitable.

Supreme Court declines B&B’s appeal for religious exemption

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to accept an appeal from a Honolulu bed-and-breakfast which sought the right to refuse to accommodate a same-sex couple by citing religious beliefs. Still another such public accommodation appeal is pending before the high court,

Masterpiece: a battle lost, but a concession won

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado fell far short from what LGBT legal activists had hoped for, but many say the majority opinion included significant language that supports the overall goal of civil rights laws prohibiting

Two Title VII cases now at Supreme Court

While there's considerable anticipation for the U.S. Supreme Court to release its decision this month in a case that tests the right of any business owner to refuse service based on sexual orientation, two more cases have arrived at the