Monitor Weekly: Supreme Court Hears LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Cases

Saturday, October 12, 2019

TOP STORY

Supreme Court Hears LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Cases. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a trio of cases examining whether employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Along with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and 57 other civil rights organizations, we filed a "friend of the court" brief urging the court to protect LGBTQ workers. "If Title VII does not bar LGBTQ discrimination, that will leave many LGBTQ people of color vulnerable to workplace discrimination - an outcome contrary to Congress' paramount goal of ensuring equal access to employment opportunities for minorities." Read more here.

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IN OTHER NEWS

Civil Rights Groups File Amicus Brief in DACA Case. Last week, we filed a brief in another important civil and human rights case being argued this term. Along with the Lawyers' Committee, the Anti-Defamation League, and 42 other organizations, our brief urges the Supreme Court to support the rulings of several federal courts and block all efforts to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. "Keeping Dreamers from contributing fully to our society is not only wrong and unnecessary, it limits the potential socioeconomic clout of our nation," said Vanita Gupta, our president and CEO. "We are proud to join our partners on this brief and stand alongside undocumented youth who have given their everything to make this country a better place." Read more here, then join the #HomeIsHere rally on November 12 at the Supreme Court to support immigrant youth.

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Less Than One Week Left to Submit a Comment and #DefendCivilRights. In August, Trump's Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed a rule that would allow financial institutions, insurance companies, and housing providers to engage in covert discriminatory practices by dramatically weakening critical protections under the Fair Housing Act. If this proposed rule goes into effect, millions of people in America will be more vulnerable to housing discrimination - and will have fewer tools to challenge it. We have less than one week to fight back before the October 18 deadline. Submit a comment today at defendcivilrights.org to oppose this attack on civil rights.

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WHAT WE'RE READING

In an opinion piece in Politico, Gupta criticizes Facebook's move to exempt politicians' speech from its community standards and examines how the new policy will allow politicians free rein to spread misinformation and racially divisive content. Read more here.

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WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO

Wade Henderson, our former president and CEO, was on Slate's What Next podcast this week to discuss his lifelong fight for DC statehood and what Congress is doing right now to address it. Listen to the episode here.

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Join the Fight

Work for civil and human rights.
Join The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund in the fight for justice. We're hiring for a variety of positions -- view the job descriptions here.

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