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The Supreme Court Signals That Same-Sex Marriage May Be Doomed
On the first day of the new term, conservative Justices Thomas and Alito practically begged for a case to strike down LGBTQ marriage rights.
Boom! Lawyered: ‘Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins’ Edition
The Supreme Court decided this week to consider whether it will permit workplace discrimination against LGBTQ people. In doing so, the justices will have to wrestle with Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, the landmark 1989 case about gender stereotyping in the workplace.
Dear Alyssa Milano: Will You Be My Co-Conspirator?
Firing off some tweets, circulating petitions, giving speeches, and raising awareness about various issues is a perfectly admirable and safe endeavor. But if you really want to help LGBTQ people, people of color, people with disabilities, immigrants, and everyone who lives in the intersections of those identities, we need you to do more.
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Christian Law Firm Asks Supreme Court to Allow Workplace Discrimination Against Transgender People
If the Supreme Court decides to allow employers to discriminate against transgender people, all federal workplace protections for them could disappear.
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The Latest Big Win in Gavin Grimm’s Case Shows Why Judicial Diversity Matters
The president is stacking the courts with right-leaning extremists who will languish on the bench for decades, doing their best to strip marginalized people of their civil rights. This should alarm you.
The Ku Klux Klan Isn’t a Protected Class, So Get a Grip Already
How do I know the Klan isn't? Because it says so right in the law.
Boom! Lawyered: Motion to Dismiss and Summary Judgment Edition
We're specifically going to discuss how these concepts relate to Gavin Grimm’s case against the Gloucester County School Board and transgender bathroom discrimination.
No, the Obama Administration Doesn’t Need the Public to Weigh in on Trans Bathroom Equality
Despite what a Yale Law School emeritus professor argues in the New York Times, the administration's “Dear Colleague letter” about Title IX and trans rights was a guidance document that doesn’t have the force and effect of law.
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore Is Still Fighting Same-Sex Marriage
Despite the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court has already announced to the world that same-sex couples have a right to get married in this country, Moore and others like him continue to shake their fists in impotent pseudo-biblical rage.
Anthony Kennedy’s Dignity Jurisprudence Is Great for Same-Sex Marriage, But Not for Abortion Rights
However useful Kennedy finds it for expanding constitutional protections for certain rights, dignity is a gendered double-edged sword. It’s great for men and it has turned out to be great for same-sex couples who want to get married. But dignity as a concept is worthless when it comes to reproductive rights.
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Culture & Conversation Abortion
Miscarriage and Abortion: Both Are Pregnancy Losses, but Only One Is Criminalized
Pregnancy loss is ongoing. We must stop focusing on the reason for the loss and start focusing on people’s well-being.