Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
United States:
Supreme Court-LGBT Update
30 November 2018
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
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Delayed again!
Not long ago, I posted that the U.S. Supreme
Court was going to consider tomorrow whether to review
three court of appeals decisions addressing whether Title VII's
ban on "sex" discrimination applies to discrimination
based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
But this past Monday, the Court said, with no explanation, that
consideration of these cases has been "rescheduled."
There is no new date at this time, but the next conference after
today's will be on December 7. That's the last one for
2018.
We will, of course, continue to keep you posted. In the
meantime, you might be interested in this post that I recently wrote for the North
Carolina Bar Association on the arguments pro and con.
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about your specific circumstances.
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