Supreme Court Takes Gay And Transgender Discrimination Case

[seer]

I don't see how they can find for the plaintiffs since the Civil Rights Act does not apply to orientation...

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/u...employees.html

[guacamole]

Hmmm... which way will Roberts go on this one? Any predictions?

[seer]

Hmmm... which way will Roberts go on this one? Any predictions?

If he follows the law and the intent of the law there is only one way to go.

[One Bad Pig]

I don't see how they can find for the plaintiffs since the Civil Rights Act does not apply to orientation...

If they can find that the 14th Amendment somehow applies to abortion....

[seer]

If they can find that the 14th Amendment somehow applies to abortion....

We will see...

[Terraceth]

The claim the Civil Rights Act as currently written applies to sexually orientation seems highly questionable to me, but I'll admit to not being particularly familiar with the arguments and casework. Whether it applies to transgenderism is a more interesting question.