Tag Archives: Supreme Court
Supreme Court action favors trans students
In an action that preserves a ruling favorable to transgender students in five states, the U.S. Supreme Court refused June 28 to accept appeal of a decision that says Title IX protects transgender students from discrimination.
Supreme Court 9-0: Religious claim trumps civil rights ordinance
In a stunning outcome, all nine U.S. Supreme Court justices agreed that a city contractor can claim a religious exemption from a city's ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Supreme Court: No recourse for sexual assault victims in military
The U.S. Supreme Court announced this month (May 3) that it would not review an appeal brought by a female West Point cadet who says the federal government should be liable for injuries she sustained from a sexual assault at
LGBT groups on opposite sides of Supreme Court case
LGBT groups have submitted briefs in support of both sides of a U.S. Supreme Court case in which high school authorities say they have a right to discipline a student for something said off campus and after school hours.
LGBT election watch: Where the drama will unfold
A lesbian member of Congress won a critical special order from the U.S. Supreme Court, LGBT groups are marshaling behind different sides in the U.S. Senate race in Maine, and a gay aide to a U.S. Senate hopeful in South
Supreme Court’s most pro-LGBT justice dies
The Supreme Court justice with the most supportive voting record for LGBT people, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, died Friday. Now, the battle begins over who shall appoint her successor.
Judge stops HHS rule change from taking effect
The Trump administration's efforts to undercut non-discrimination protections for LGBT people in health care were stalled Monday when a federal judge stopped new HHS regulations from taking effect.
