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US Supreme Court Rules Gay and Transgender Workers Are Protected Under the Civil Rights Act

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:23:48
Publish Date: 2020-06-15 11:00:00
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In a 6-3 decision today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that gay and transgender workers are protected under the Civil Rights Act. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion in the ruling over a section of the Civil Rights Act that bars employment discrimination against race, religion, national origin and sex. At question was the definition of “sex” — and whether it applied to millions of gay and transgender workers. We’ll discuss the historic ruling.

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