by Girish Anand | Mar 22, 2017 | EEOC, LGBT, Title VII
Joining every other circuit court except D.C., the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not cover discrimination based on sexual orientation. “[W]e are bound to follow a binding precedent in this Circuit unless...
by Girish Anand | Jan 31, 2017 | LGBT
President Trump announced today that he will continue to enforce an executive order issued by his predecessor, Barack Obama, that protects the workplace rights of those in the LGBTQ community at businesses operating under federal contracts. “The President is...
by Girish Anand | Jan 10, 2017 | DOJ, LGBT
On Friday, Jan. 6, lawyers for the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed papers with the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to lift a federal judge’s injunction against the Obama administration’s 2016 school bathroom ruling, which gave transgender students free...
by Girish Anand | Oct 19, 2016 | LGBT
A federal judge in Texas has affirmed a nationwide injunction against implementation of the Education and Justice Departments’ guidance on transgender bathroom access, which also means federal funds cannot be withheld from schools that do not comply with the...
by Girish Anand | Aug 22, 2016 | DOJ, LGBT
Late Sunday, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor sided with Texas and 12 other states in their lawsuit against the Obama administration’s directive that transgender students be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice by placing a temporary hold on the...
by Girish Anand | Jul 7, 2016 | LGBT
More than a dozen states on Wednesday asked a federal judge in Texas to block initiatives by the Obama administration designed to protect the rights of transgender individuals to use the bathroom of their choice, among other LGBT anti-discrimination provisions. The...