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Let’s talk about sex. No, not that sex, but the word “sex” and how the U.S. Supreme Court will interpret it in one of the nation’s most important anti-discrimination laws.
The law in question is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which you probably know as the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. The act banned segregation on the grounds of race, color, religion and national origin, in all places of public accommodation. And Title VII specifically focused on the workplace and employers. It prohibits employers from discriminating against workers because of their race, color, religion, national origin or sex. Title VII also created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to bring lawsuits on behalf of workers who claim discrimination.
The part of Title VII that bars employers from discriminating “because of…sex” is at the heart of three cases that the Supreme Court will hear Oct. 8, during the first week of the new 2019 term.
...Not surprisingly, the three cases have triggered a tsunami of amicus briefs with opinions from across the political, ideological, religious, academic, health, labor and business spectrums. The briefs in the transgender case can be found here and the briefs in the two sexual orientation cases can be found here. And you can read transcripts of the Oct. 8 arguments later that day and listen to the audio on Oct. 11 on the court’s website.
Does this anti-discrimination law protect LGBTQ workers? 3 cases ask Supreme Court to decide
I haven't had time to go through the briefs yet.
The law in question is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which you probably know as the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. The act banned segregation on the grounds of race, color, religion and national origin, in all places of public accommodation. And Title VII specifically focused on the workplace and employers. It prohibits employers from discriminating against workers because of their race, color, religion, national origin or sex. Title VII also created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to bring lawsuits on behalf of workers who claim discrimination.
The part of Title VII that bars employers from discriminating “because of…sex” is at the heart of three cases that the Supreme Court will hear Oct. 8, during the first week of the new 2019 term.
...Not surprisingly, the three cases have triggered a tsunami of amicus briefs with opinions from across the political, ideological, religious, academic, health, labor and business spectrums. The briefs in the transgender case can be found here and the briefs in the two sexual orientation cases can be found here. And you can read transcripts of the Oct. 8 arguments later that day and listen to the audio on Oct. 11 on the court’s website.
Does this anti-discrimination law protect LGBTQ workers? 3 cases ask Supreme Court to decide
I haven't had time to go through the briefs yet.
