Tag: Supreme Court
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Gillibrand introduces bipartisan bill to allow transgender military service
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who is vying to be the Democratic nominee for president in 2020, introduced Thursday a bill to allow transgender people to serve in the military.
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Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to review case blocking his transgender military ban
Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review lower court rulings blocking a policy barring certain transgender people from serving in the military, declining to wait for the decisions from federal appeals courts currently considering the issue.
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LGBTIQ People Will Suffer from SCOTUS Decision to Uphold Travel Ban
Today the Supreme Court of the US upheld President Trump’s travel ban which strictly limits travel to the U.S from five majority Muslim nations as well as North Korea and Venezuela, in the name of national security and «counter-terrorism».
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Scotus Reaffirms Need For Non-discrimination Laws In Masterpiece Cake Decision
Today, Glennda Testone, Executive Director of The LGBT Community Center (“The Center”) released the following statement reacting to the Supreme Court of the United States for its ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
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TLDEF: Importance of Anti-Discrimination Laws Following Supreme Court Ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund today restated the strong need for anti-bias protections in response to the Supreme Court’s narrow ruling in favour of a Denver bakery owner’s challenge to Colorado’s anti-discrimination law.