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Mon May 18, 2020, 09:55 AM May 2020

SCOTUSblog Monday round-up; May 18, 2020

Edith Roberts Editor

Posted Mon, May 18th, 2020 6:17 am

Monday round-up

At ABC News, Devin Dwyer collects mostly positive reviews of the court’s recent livestreamed telephonic arguments, reporting that “[t]he coronavirus pandemic introduced America to its Supreme Court in action, and millions had reason to be riveted by what they heard.” At AP, Jessica Gresko offers “five things to know about the recent telephone arguments.”

Briefly:

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The editorial board of National Review weighs in on R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in which the court will decide whether federal employment discrimination law bars discrimination against transgender people based either on their status as transgender or on sex stereotyping, arguing that “[t]here can be no dispute that, in 1964, the original public meaning of ‘sex’ was anatomical and biological.” [Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to this blog in various capacities, is counsel on an amicus brief in support of one of the respondents in this case.]

Commentary on the recent death of Aimee Stephens, the plaintiff in Harris, comes from Shirley Lin at the Human Rights at Home Blog.

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Recommended Citation: Edith Roberts, Monday round-up, SCOTUSblog (May. 18, 2020, 6:17 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/05/monday-round-up-486/
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