Nina Totenberg
, NPR; Supreme Court Delivers Major Victory To LGBTQ Employees
"The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the 1964 Civil Rights Act
barring sex discrimination in the workplace protects LGBTQ employees
from being fired because of their sexual orientation.
The
vote was 6-3 with conservatives Chief Justice John Roberts and Neil
Gorsuch joining the court's four liberal justices in the majority.
The opinion is available here."
Showing posts with label 1964 Civil Rights Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1964 Civil Rights Act. Show all posts
Monday, June 15, 2020
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Derogatory trademarks aren’t about free speech. They’re about discrimination.; Washington Post, June 21, 2017
Robert S. Chang, Washington Post; Derogatory trademarks aren’t about free speech. They’re about discrimination.
"Unfortunately, Reyna’s hypothetical is an actuality of sorts. In Florida and other states, gun store owners have placed signs on their establishments declaring themselves to be a “Muslim Free Zone.” As the owner of one of the stores, Florida Gun Supply, said: “My goal is to make sure they don’t feel welcome here so I don’t have the need to discriminate in the first place.
Following Matal v. Tam, nothing will prevent the owner from obtaining federal registration of “Muslim Free Zone” as a trademark, accomplishing through speech what he might not be able to do through direct denial of service. For businesses not covered by Title II of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, nothing will prevent the creation and federal registration of trademarks such as “No Gays Allowed” or, for that matter, “Whites Only.”
The federal government, though, should not be required to register these trademarks. The government should not be required to participate in discrimination.
This is where we are following the Supreme Court decision. This is the mischief that will come."
"Unfortunately, Reyna’s hypothetical is an actuality of sorts. In Florida and other states, gun store owners have placed signs on their establishments declaring themselves to be a “Muslim Free Zone.” As the owner of one of the stores, Florida Gun Supply, said: “My goal is to make sure they don’t feel welcome here so I don’t have the need to discriminate in the first place.
Following Matal v. Tam, nothing will prevent the owner from obtaining federal registration of “Muslim Free Zone” as a trademark, accomplishing through speech what he might not be able to do through direct denial of service. For businesses not covered by Title II of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, nothing will prevent the creation and federal registration of trademarks such as “No Gays Allowed” or, for that matter, “Whites Only.”
The federal government, though, should not be required to register these trademarks. The government should not be required to participate in discrimination.
This is where we are following the Supreme Court decision. This is the mischief that will come."
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