Supreme Court grants federal job protections to gay, lesbian, transgender workers
Posted on AllSides June 15th, 2020
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A divided Supreme Court further advanced the cause of LGBTQ rights Monday, ruling that a landmark civil rights law barring sex discrimination in the workplace applies to gay, lesbian and transgender workers.
The decision was written by Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's first nominee to the cour. He was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and the court's four liberal justices. Associate Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh dissented.
"An employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or...
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