A Win For LGBTQ Employees At The Supreme Court

WAMU 88.5 | By Kathryn Fink

Published June 15, 2020 at 4:31 PM EDT

On Monday, the US Supreme Court released a decision that says federal law protects LGBTQ workers from being fired on the basis of sexual orientation.

LGBTQ workers cannot be fired on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity, according to a Monday ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.

Justice Neil Gorsuch and Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s three liberal justices in the 6-3 decision. They ruled that a 1964 federal law that prevents sex discrimination in the workplace extends to LGBTQ people.

Writing for Slate, Mark Joseph Stern analyzed the ruling.

Find the court’s opinion here.

We talk about what this ruling means for the court and for the country.