Updates | The Week of April 3, 2017
Derek Reinbold // 4/9/17 //
The Seventh Circuit's holding this week that Title VII forbids sexual orientation discrimination makes Supreme Court review likely and raises questions about the Trump Administration's position on this issue, reports Joshua Matz at Take Care.
- Lyle Denniston breaks down the Seventh Circuit decision and the concurring and dissenting opinions in Hively v. Ivy Tech.
- The Seventh Circuit decision is also great news for trans rights explains Mark Joseph Stern at Slate.
- Further coverage is rounded up on How Appealing here and on Above the Law here.
A lawsuit seeking to prevent a transgender student from using a particular bathroom is “based on a dubious reading of Title IX,” argues Lisa Needham (Rewire).
President Trump’s proposed budget would cut tens of millions in funding for HIV research and prevention, notes Andrea Levario (Human Rights Campaign).