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A significant ruling in 2020 set a strong example for protecting the rights of transgender employees.
The Supreme Court has made just one significant ruling regarding the rights of transgender individuals, which is the case of Bostock v. Clayton County.
In 2020, a decision was made stating that a significant civil rights law safeguards individuals who are gay or transgender from facing discrimination in the workplace.
According to Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, a person cannot be fired for being gay or transgender as it goes against the law. This ruling was supported by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and the four liberal members of the court.
The majority opinion and two dissenting opinions together totaled 168 pages. President Donald J. Trump told reporters that he agreed with the court’s ruling, stating that he had read the decision and accepted it. He also mentioned that some people were surprised by the ruling, but ultimately, they had made their decision and it must be respected. Trump described the ruling as a strong and impactful decision.
The justices were tasked with interpreting Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and sex. They needed to determine if this prohibition also extended to gay and transgender employees.
Justice Gorsuch stated that it was indeed the case
The author stated that when an employer fires someone for being homosexual or transgender, they are essentially discriminating against them based on traits or actions that would not be an issue if the individual belonged to a different gender.
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. disagreed with the argument, stating that it was incredibly arrogant. He also pointed out that there is no evidence to suggest that any member of Congress understood the statutory text in that way when the law was enacted in 1964.
The law mentioned in the text made it illegal to discriminate in the workplace based on someone’s gender. The case being discussed focuses on the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause, which is broadly worded and used to create a framework for analysis rather than strict rules. Justice Alito suggested in 2020 that the outcome of this case could have a significant impact on future constitutional rulings.
Adam Liptak is a journalist who reports on the Supreme Court and writes a column called Sidebar, focusing on legal news. He attended Yale Law School and worked as a lawyer for 14 years before starting at The New York Times in 2002. Visit Adam Liptak’s page for more information.
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