Search results for "Supreme Court civil rights act"
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Supreme Court rules Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ people from discrimination
High court finds Title VII's prohibitions on sex-based employment discrimination apply to LGBTQ people
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Court Blocks West Virginia Trans Athlete Ban
A federal appeals court ruled that West Virginia's transgender athlete ban is unconstitutional and violates laws against sex discrimination.
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Senate Confirms Out Lesbian to 4th Circuit Court of Appeals
With the confirmation of Nicole Berner, President Biden ties Obama’s record for appointing the most LGBTQ federal judges in history.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Take Up Trans Restroom Case
A court order blocking an Indiana school district from barring trans students from gender-affirming restrooms will remain in place.
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Appeals Court Allows Indiana Trans Students to Use Boys’ Restrooms
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling allowing three transgender boys in Indiana to access restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their...
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GOP Candidate Floats Ted Cruz as Supreme Court Pick
Republican presidential candidate and Vivek Ramaswamy has said that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) would be on his short-list as a potential Supreme Court nominee...
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LGBTQ People, Allies Lament Supreme Court’s Pro-Discrimination Ruling
LGBTQ advocates and allies are lamenting the Supreme Court’s recent decision in favor of a website designer who sought an exemption from her state’s nondiscrimination...
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Anti-Gay Website Designer
Court's 6-3 majority rules that Colorado's LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination law infringes on wedding website designer's First Amendment rights.
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LGBTQ Advocates React to Equality Act Reintroduction
LGBTQ advocates praised the reintroduction of the Equality Act and are urging federal lawmakers to pass the bill as soon as possible.
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Joe Biden Announces Re-Election Bid, With Nod to LGBTQ Rights
President Joe Biden released a re-election ad, alluding to attacks on the LGBTQ community as part of a larger fight for individual freedoms.
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Appeals Court Upholds Decision Allowing Trans Female Athletes to Compete
A federal court of appeals has upheld a lower court’s decision dismissing a lawsuit brought by a group of female athletes in Connecticut seeking to...
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Supreme Court Hears Same-Sex Wedding Refusal Case
On Monday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in the case of a graphic designer who refuses to create custom-made wedding websites...
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U.S. Senate Passes Respect for Marriage Act
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed a bill requiring the federal government and states to recognize as valid same-sex marriages legally performed in states without...
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Supreme Court Allows Video of Proposition 8 Trial to Be Made Public
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request from opponents of same-sex marriage who had sought to block video of the 2010 trial...
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Supreme Court Rejects Yeshiva University’s Request for Injunction
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court rejected an emergency request from an Orthodox Jewish university in New York seeking an injunction that would allow it to...
