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In reply to the discussion: Supreme Court rules existing civil rights law protects gay and lesbian workers [View all]Blasphemer
(3,261 posts)64. Yeah, statutory interpretation vs. constitutional interpretation is significant
That can explain Gorsuch more easily than Roberts. Roberts joining this opinion seems inconsistent with his opinions in the ACA cases. There, he focused on the entire statutory scheme - what was Congress trying to do with the ACA and how were they doing it. Here, he voted with Gorsuch who explicitly ignored Congress's intent. It's pretty clear that in 1964 Congress wasn't trying to protect LGBTQ rights. This is fascinating to me. Roberts is making higher order decisions here.
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Supreme Court rules existing civil rights law protects gay and lesbian workers [View all]
demmiblue
Jun 2020
OP
If they were combined I wonder if they would make a halfway decent person? Nahhhhhhhh.
cstanleytech
Jun 2020
#34
i think with the Idiot losing momentum in the polls & how unpopular he is right now, that may have
onetexan
Jun 2020
#35
Sort of. To them, this was surely about the correct functioning of corporate america
Volaris
Jun 2020
#52
Good. I'm sure trump is meeting right now to see if he can issue an executive order or some BS.
Hoyt
Jun 2020
#6
FYI SCOTUS is having major server problems. The opinion document is 172 pages long..
Princess Turandot
Jun 2020
#20
I was fired in 1995 by a Fortune 500 company when they found out I was dating a woman
obamanut2012
Jun 2020
#21
Yeah, statutory interpretation vs. constitutional interpretation is significant
Blasphemer
Jun 2020
#64
He and Gorsuch will do the right thing as long as it doesn't cost big business money.
Hassin Bin Sober
Jun 2020
#49
What does this mean for the just-announced healthcare rule re: LGBTQ and transgendered individuals?
Tom Traubert
Jun 2020
#65
I am pretty confident that we will get an injunction. And even if they do decide to contest the
totodeinhere
Jun 2020
#72
This is a great day for equal rights in this country and it was long overdue.
totodeinhere
Jun 2020
#67