The LGBTQ-Rights Movement Is Changing, and So Is the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a trio of LGBTQ discrimination cases this week. “The Court will decide whether existing federal civil-rights law protects millions of LGBTQ people from discrimination in the workplace,” writes The Atlantic‘s Emma Green. She continues, “Just a few years ago, a Supreme Court with a very different ideological makeup handed down a landmark ruling in Obergefell, establishing the right for all Americans to marry. That decision left many legal issues unresolved, however … As it stands now, the Court may not be inclined to continue on its recent path of affirming LGBTQ rights.”

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