This post concludes our review of the amicus briefs submitted in support of the LGBTQ employees in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris. We will summarize the opening and amicus briefs submitted in support of the employers when those briefs are available at the end of A... More »
The LGBTQ employees in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris also received amicus support from academics and religious organizations. Scholars and Academics A group of historians argue that the public meaning of sex discrimination in the first decade after Title VII’s en... More »
Today we continue our review of the amicus briefs submitted in support of the LGBTQ employees in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris. Gender and Racial Justice Organizations The National Women’s Law Center and other women’s rights groups argue that any decision holding... More »
Yesterday we reviewed the opening briefs for the LGBTQ employees in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris. Today we begin summarizing the amicus briefs submitted in support, starting with organizations that focus primarily on LGBTQ rights. Amicus Briefs LGBTQ Rights Orga... More »
On October 8 the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Bostock v. Clayton County, Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda, and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The question presented in Bostock and Zarda is whethe... More »
Over 40 briefs in support of Title VII’s extension to sexual orientation and/or gender identity were submitted by amici curiae in time for yesterday’s deadline in the cases of Zarda, Bostock, and Harris (see Adrienne’s recap of the cases here). Jon Davidson o... More »
The Eighth Circuit stayed further consideration of Horton v. Midwest Geriatric Management, LLC following the Supreme Court’s decision to take up Bostock and Zarda. Horton, like the aforementioned cases, concerns whether Title VII’s bar against discrimination ... More »
In Lamps Plus v. Varela, the Supreme Court held yesterday that “[u]nder the Federal Arbitration Act, an ambiguous agreement cannot provide the necessary contractual basis for concluding that the parties agreed to submit to class arbitration.” In the case, Lam... More »
Yesterday the Supreme Court granted cert in three cases that will decide whether Title VII’s bar against discrimination because of sex extends to discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity. Just two years ago, advocates were cheering the ... More »
The Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will decide next term whether federal employment discrimination laws protect LGBT employees. The Court granted certiorari in three cases: Bostock v. Clayton County; Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda; and R.G. & G... More »
This morning the Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases: Bostock v. Clayton County; Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda; and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC. Bostock and Zarda are consolidated and present the question whether Title VII’s proh... More »
Yesterday Democrats in both the House and the Senate reintroduced the Equality Act, a bill that would bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Forty-four business groups, inclu... More »
July 4th, 2019