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In 6-3 Vote, Supreme Court Holds Title VII Applies to Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Jun 15, 2020 Benjamin Sachs

The Court's opinion is here. We will have an opinion review shortly and a complete news roundup tomorrow.

July 3, 2019
News & Commentary

Owen Senders

On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that a group of prominent Republicans will file an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to rule that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination against gay men, lesbians, and transgender people in the workplace. After returning from its summer recess, the Court will […]

April 26, 2019
News & Commentary

Jared Odessky

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 because of sex extends to discrimination because of sexual orientation. Read Adrienne’s earlier summary of oral argument in Horton […]

Sixth Circuit Rejects RFRA Defense and Holds Title VII Bans Anti-Transgender Discrimination

Mar 8, 2018 Alexa Kissinger

Yesterday in EEOC v. R.G. &. G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, the Sixth Circuit held that “Title VII protects transgender persons because of their transgender or transitioning status” as a form of sex discrimination. In comprehensive and unequivocal language, the court also rejected the Funeral Home’s asserted RFRA defense that employing Stephens while she represented herself as a woman would […]

Because of Sex(ual Orientation)

May 10, 2017 Christopher M. Young

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees and prospective employees “because of . . . sex.” In the Supreme Court’s view, this language “strike[s] at the entire spectrum of disparate treatment of men and women resulting from sex stereotypes.” Therefore, since its enactment by President Lyndon Johnson […]

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In 6-3 Vote, Supreme Court Holds Title VII Applies to Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

July 3, 2019

April 26, 2019

Sixth Circuit Rejects RFRA Defense and Holds Title VII Bans Anti-Transgender Discrimination

Because of Sex(ual Orientation)