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A significant ruling in 2020 set a precedent in favor of protecting the rights of transgender workers.
The Supreme Court has made a significant ruling in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County regarding transgender rights.
The decision made in 2020 stated that a significant civil rights law safeguards gay and transgender employees from being discriminated against in the workplace.
Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, who was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, stated in a 6-3 ruling that it is against the law for an employer to terminate an individual based solely on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and the court’s four liberal members also supported this decision.
The combined majority opinion and two dissents were a total of 168 pages long. President Donald J. Trump told reporters that he agreed with the ruling after reading it. He mentioned that while some people may have been surprised by the decision, it has been made and must be respected. Trump also described the ruling as a strong and impactful decision.
The justices were tasked with interpreting a law called Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, religion, national origin, and sex. They needed to determine if this law also protected gay and transgender employees from discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Justice Gorsuch stated that it was indeed the case
The writer stated that when an employer fires someone for being homosexual or transgender, they are essentially firing them for characteristics or behaviors that they would not have questioned if the individual belonged to a different gender.
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. disagreed and believed the argument was incredibly arrogant. He stated that there was no evidence to suggest that any member of Congress understood the law in that way when it was passed in 1964.
This law made it illegal to discriminate against employees based on their gender. The case being discussed focuses on the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause, which provides a framework for analysis rather than strict rules. Justice Alito suggested in 2020 that the court’s decision in this case could have a significant impact on future constitutional cases.
Adam Liptak is a journalist who focuses on covering news related to the Supreme Court and writes a column called Sidebar that discusses legal updates. He graduated from Yale Law School and worked as a lawyer for 14 years before starting at The New York Times in 2002.
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