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SCOTUSblog Wednesday round-up, Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday round-up
By Edith Roberts on Jun 24, 2020 at 6:48 am
At NBC News (via How Appealing), Julie Moreau reports that last week’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, in which the court held that federal employment discrimination law protects gay and transgender employees, “which was widely praised by LGBTQ advocates but condemned by social conservatives[,] will likely have broad ramifications that go far beyond employment protections.” At the Duke Center for Firearms Law’s Second Thoughts blog, Darrell Miller looks at the decision’s “implications for Second Amendment doctrine,” suggesting that “the meaning of ‘bear arms’ in the Second Amendment – still undecided by the Court – may come down to what kind of textualism the Justices adopt – that of Justice Neil Gorsuch’s majority opinion in Bostock or that of Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s dissent.” At the Urban Institute blog, Wesley Jenkins writes that “[a]lthough the Supreme Court’s ruling could have a profound impact in promoting equality for LGBT Americans, important work lies ahead to make rights meaningful in systems throughout the nation.” At the Daily Journal (via RBGG.com), Sanford Jay Rosen unpacks the opinions in Bostock. [Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is counsel on an amicus brief in support of respondent Stephens in Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC, which was decided along with Bostock.]
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Recommended Citation: Edith Roberts, Wednesday round-up, SCOTUSblog (Jun. 24, 2020, 6:48 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/06/wednesday-round-up-530/
By Edith Roberts on Jun 24, 2020 at 6:48 am
At NBC News (via How Appealing), Julie Moreau reports that last week’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, in which the court held that federal employment discrimination law protects gay and transgender employees, “which was widely praised by LGBTQ advocates but condemned by social conservatives[,] will likely have broad ramifications that go far beyond employment protections.” At the Duke Center for Firearms Law’s Second Thoughts blog, Darrell Miller looks at the decision’s “implications for Second Amendment doctrine,” suggesting that “the meaning of ‘bear arms’ in the Second Amendment – still undecided by the Court – may come down to what kind of textualism the Justices adopt – that of Justice Neil Gorsuch’s majority opinion in Bostock or that of Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s dissent.” At the Urban Institute blog, Wesley Jenkins writes that “[a]lthough the Supreme Court’s ruling could have a profound impact in promoting equality for LGBT Americans, important work lies ahead to make rights meaningful in systems throughout the nation.” At the Daily Journal (via RBGG.com), Sanford Jay Rosen unpacks the opinions in Bostock. [Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is counsel on an amicus brief in support of respondent Stephens in Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC, which was decided along with Bostock.]
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Recommended Citation: Edith Roberts, Wednesday round-up, SCOTUSblog (Jun. 24, 2020, 6:48 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/06/wednesday-round-up-530/