BY JOSH VAN KAMPEN and LANA TIGRI If you ask your neighbor whether it’s legal to fire a worker because he’s gay, you’ll get an unequivocal response—employers can’t do that. And if you consult public polling on the issue, there ...
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Read More »A seemingly divided Supreme Court struggled Tuesday over whether a landmark civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment, with one conservative justice wondering if the court should take heed of “massive social upheaval” that could follow a ...
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Read More »The NBA is moving the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte because of its objections to a North Carolina law that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people. The league had expressed its opposition to the law known ...
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Read More »RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia school board asked the U.S. Supreme Court on July 13 to block a transgender male from using the boys restroom when he returns to school in September until the high court decides whether to ...
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Read More »CLEVELAND (AP) — Republican officials have rejected an emotional plea to back off the GOP’s opposition to same-sex marriage, renewing the party’s embrace of religious conservative values as delegates prepared to welcome Donald Trump to their national convention. Republicans who ...
Read More »RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia school board must allow a transgender teen to use the boys restroom while the court considers the legal issues of his case, a federal district judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Court Judge Robert G. ...
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Read More »NEW YORK (AP) — On a Friday evening almost a year ago, the White House was awash in rainbow-colored lights, celebrating the momentous Supreme Court ruling that led to nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage. Across the country, gays and lesbians ...
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Same-sex marriage became legal in South Carolina seven months before the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges last year, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. But even with that head start, South Carolina has left many ...
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Read More »RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia school board says it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court decision allowing a transgender student to use the boys restrooms at his school. The Gloucester County School Board divulged ...
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Read More »G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-100-16, 5 pp.) No. 15-2056, May 31, 2016. Published Order. 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit denies a petition for rehearing en banc of its decision vacating an injunction entered by ...
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