Opinion: The Supreme Court starts its new term on Tuesday. Where is Anthony Kennedy when we need him? (via latimesopinion)
The headline on an earlier version of this story said the new Supreme Court term started on Tuesday. It starts on Monday.
The other case to be argued on Tuesday involves whether discrimination against transgender individuals violates Title VII. Aimee Stephens was fired by Harris Funeral Homes when she announced that she was transitioning to become a woman. Stevens argues that her firing was because of her sex and also for not adhering to gender stereotypes, something the court already has found to violate Title VII.
, or DACA, a program protecting from deportation about 800,000 individuals brought to the United States as children.The stakes in this case are enormous for the so-called Dreamers, including many who are students at my law school or in my university. If he were still on the court, all eyes would focus on Anthony Kennedy as the likely swing vote.
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