Monday, June 15, 2020

From Scotus: BOSTOCK v. CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that:

An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII [of the Civil Rights Act of 1964].

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GORSUCH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and GINSBURG, BREYER, SOTOMAYOR, and KAGAN, JJ., joined.

ALITO, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which THOMAS, J., joined.

KAVANAUGH, J., filed a dissenting opinion.

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