The Supreme Court will consider whether federal law protects gay and transgender employees from discrimination, the first major gay-rights issue to reach the justices since their landmark decision in 2015 extending marriage rights to same-sex couples.
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider whether federal law protects gay and transgender employees from discrimination, the first major gay-rights issue to reach the justices since their landmark decision in 2015 extending marriage rights to same-sex couples.
The Supreme Court helped instigate a revolution in rights for gay and lesbian Americans with a series of decisions beginning in 1996 that struck down state and federal laws targeting them for unequal treatment or criminal prosecution. But there is no assurance...
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