Category Archives: Federal Courts
Good appeals court ruling for renters, seniors
In an important preliminary matter, a federal appeals panel Monday said a landlord has an obligation to ensure that tenants do not harass other tenants because of their sexual orientation.
Kavanaugh: a ‘yank’ to the ‘extreme right’
The head of the LGBTQ Task Force said of Trump Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh: "“There hasn’t been a nominee for the Supreme Court this extreme since Robert Bork.”
Kennedy: ‘He got Roberts, Alito, and Gorsuch’
The outcome of the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado case has ushered in a new level of unpredictability to Supreme Court decision-making when it involves LGBT people. But sometimes, the unpredicted result sounds very promising.
Breaking new: Supreme Court rules for baker
In a stunning setback, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 7 to 2 that a state civil rights commission violated a baker's religious freedom when it required that he treat same-sex couples the same as heterosexual couples in his business.
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
Second judge says trans ban requires ‘highest’ scrutiny
A second federal judge announced Friday that she will apply strict scrutiny to the Trump administration's reasoning for seeking a ban on transgender service members. The judge kept in place a stay on enforcement of Trump's proposed policy until she
Title VII: Where the meaning of “sex” matters
In six states, Title VII can be used to protect employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation. Soon, that number might go up ... or down.
Federal appeals panel rules Title VII protects transgender
A federal appeals panel in Detroit this month ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act --which prohibits discrimination based on sex in employment-- also prohibits discrimination based on transgender status.
Supreme Court turns back on Title VII question
The U.S. Supreme Court could not muster four votes this week to agree to hear an appeal from an employee who said Title VII of the Civil Rights Act should protect her from sexual orientation discrimination at work. The case
