CNN's Jeffrey Toobin explains why Justice Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's first nominee to the Supreme Court, decided to deliver an opinion that will change how more than 7 million LGBTQ individuals will live and work in the United States.
It is a watershed moment from an unlikely author that means gay, lesbian and transgender workers are protected by federal civil rights law. It is a stunning defeat for judicial conservatives who worked to ensure Gorsuch's nomination and Republicans, including Donald Trump, who stymied President Barack Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, liberal Merrick Garland in 2016.
The ruling puts Gorsuch in the history books.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Gorsuch wrote, which bars discrimination "because of sex," also covers claims based on sexual orientation and gender identity
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Why Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch protected LGBTQ rights
A rare bright spot in the reign of Dictator Donnie.
I bet u most of his supporters will fight this tooth n nail, some of them still beefing with Obama over him legalizing gay marriage, they ain’t even past that.
@Sam G. which is why trump has been repeatedly sued (and lost) because his businesses were discriminating against minorities?
@jarrod goforth HOW IS HE, PLEASE SHOW AND EXPLAIN WHAT HE IS DOING!!!
@Hey Ho The comments after yours just devolve into arguments, but I wanna say that your comment genuinely made me chuckle. Thanks
@RJCHOICE FOR ONE, TRUMP’S NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHO VOTES FOR HIM AND PRAISES HIM, HE NEVER ONCE PROMOTED KKK OR NEO NAZIS, EVER!! IF HE WAS RACIST HE WOULD HAVE NEVER LET HIS DAUGHTER CONVERT TO JUDAISM AND MARY KUSHNER. I AM NOT SURE WHO THAT “GIRL” IS THAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO!!! YOU ONLY HATE HIM BECAUSE THE LEFTIST MEDIA PERFECTLY CONDITIONED YOU TO THINK THAT WAY.😒
THE REAL RACIST IS YOUR WONDERFUL JOE BIDEN, WITH PICTIRE EVIDENCE OF HIM WITH THE GRAND WIZARD OF KKK, I AM SURE YOU KNOW HOW TO LOOK THAT UP, REMEMBER WHO SAID IF YOU DON’T VOTE FOR ME, YOU “AIN’T” BLACK ENOUGH!!! YAH THAT I AM SURE YOU CONVENIENTLY TURNED A BLIND EYE TO.😉
Remember when the White House was lit up as a rainbow….Let’s watch that again.
Gay
@M J Under normal circumstances, yes, but under this administration this was a miracle. So, I say celebrate.
@William H Music 2020 hey this is a big win for you! You can come out now. You can’t be fired.
@William H Music 2020
Why? It means you can’t be fired now,.
Well, you will have to elect Biden for that wish to come true.
Long over due . Progress . I believe that this is an outstanding decision . 🌈 double rainbow man . How about RACE next . POTUS feel better . God bless America.
@Don Hardcastle NASCAR of course.
@The Wigger of Venice 😂🤣😂🤣😊🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
What’s “race”?
See, i’m there already! Your turn, America!
You mean God HELP America. There are still more of us than there are of you! Abolishing the unsupreme court is long over due!
@Peter Majewski and as far as your numbers are concerned?
The winds of November will be blowing especially hard for you…..
It’s not a big deal it is a matter of common sense! Know one should be fired based on there sexual orientation!
noone
no one does, this ruling was for trans people , it wil allow them to be in any space they want
@Adam Efimoff no one
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/8741/noone-no-one-or-no-one
Shocking that in this day people-judges no less-think its OK to discriminate against anyone? Aren’t judges supposed to be smart???
@Bat Boy no one is getting fored for being gay, this is all about allowing trans women to be allowed in women spaces
@K H M2F seem to have alot of privilege, people are breaking their backs trying to be pro trans , well now they will be in those women spaces
@Victor J. Cano They fit the definition of hypocrisy.
@Liberal Is a Disease “now men on the basis of gender identity can compete in any female sport they wish,” they cant. they physically cant. do you know ANYTHING about sports?
“they can use women’s bathrooms” fine
“women’s shelters”
“women can wear women’s dress to work,”
oh, so human rights cant be granted because you dont like their CLOTHES?????
gtfo with that bullshit.
You must have missed the Kavanaugh hearings.
Having even the slightest sense of morality in this administration is sure way to lose your job.
Eter8 Trump supporters have very selective memories when it comes to recalling the faults of their own president. Probably cause all the space in their brains is filled with random anecdotal evidence and conspiracy theories
@Elon Musk lmao trueeeeee
For now…..
But he likes beer tho
@ZORRO BLUE there is no more chaz, you are FAKE NEWS
Rage tweets coming from Bunker Boy in 3….2….1
no no no he was just inspecting it lmao
@Jason Wilson No, he never said he approved, he said “we can live with it.” He tried to take away LGBTQ+ rights, and the fact that you said he supports them is astounding
@Michael williamson Ah yes, he would neverrrrrrr try to take away their rights or make it easier for them to be fired because of their own way of thinking, that would neverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr happen
Eter8 that never has happened, and it won’t happen. Get over your blind hatred for the man. You have been fooled by the media to believe he is a racist, a homophobe, and whatever else they can think of. That’s projection. They’re projecting how they feel (Democrats, especially) truly about issues onto him so they can dupe you for your vote.
Maybe, but more likely from all SANE Americans!
Why is there even a debate regarding whether or not its legal, let alone moral, to discriminate against people. What happened to “one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all?” Country is filled with a bunch of hypocrites
@Dalene Gragg That was added in the early 1950s if I remember correctly. I grew up fine before that was added.
@Dalene Gragg But it funny because when Obama was in the office all hell broke loose among the Christians. They said that he was the one that made it a law. Well look at this Trump man that he put into office was apart of this. Oh yes God free Obama. The S.C does not have to get anyone permission to pass a law. Christian or no Christian. I just think it is pure funny.
@A B You guys where is the Capital Let God lol
@brtle your wrong.
@Abel Aguilar No @AB it totally correct. The original Pledge of Allegiance, written by a minister mind you, did not include any reference to a deity purposely. “In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words ‘under God,'” One of the hallmarks of Soviet Russia was an outlawing of religion.
It’s pretty disturbing that In 2020 people are still fighting for the right to be themselves
Be yourself? or be your perverted self? Which are you referring to? Don’t know the difference between right and wrong any more?
@Peter Majewski
Right and wrong according to whose rules? Religious rules cannot be used in civil law.
And blacks fighting to live..
It is isn’t. #blm
@John Tuya they arent past emails
Bad day for Trump, first the Lincoln project ad with Lindsey Graham and know this, he doesn’t know who is going to be the first of his tweeter rants. 🤣😂😁
@Justin Grier He’s one person in a sea of humanity. No one cares if Trump cares
@Minnie Minosa of course you don’t follow. How could you?
@Jason Faulkner you’re hilarious.
@Jason Faulkner oh, did he call and tell you this or did he clue you in personally. Curious people would like to know your sources.
@Ebuka Obi Cause the case didn’t reach the court in those 8 years I guess.
OOOOOOOOH, I BET TRUMPY’S EARS ARE JUST-A-SMOKIN’!!!!!!!
@David Maione Americans are really that afraid of the government paying for healthcare huh
@Adam Bennett lol, the government fucks up everything it touches so why would you wanna put Healthcare in the governments hands?
@Derrick Hopkins how am I shedding tears? I’m happy for the LGBTQ community today, and so is Trump.
@David Maione right!
Brett Kavanaugh voted against it. Not surprised.
Thomas will always vote conservative no matter what. Probably out of spite for being in the same position as Brett did back in the 90s.
Brett voted against because he wanted a new case to be brought up to the SCOTUS and not having to reinterpret what the word ‘sex’ pertains to.
GOOD FOR HIM!!! The only one with a brain
Look,he likes beer ok!
@Jesse O Like Trump in Helsinki….I bet you meant to say “wouldn’t”….
ROTFLMAO! 🤣 & The Trumpertantrum starts in 3… 2.. 1.
chew itt was that suppose to be funny? Cause It failed to make me laugh.
Wiggle Waggle they don’t want to accept that fact. They believe everything the media tells them.
I don’t think Trump particularly cares about the issue. Everything is a political calculation for him.
@John Tuya i watch fox news and i hear trump support all sexes including transgender people and yes, i am disgusted that anyone would consider letting a man that considers himself a woman use the same bathroom as my young daughter.
Just remember , no matter who you are or what your sexuality is : 🌈 💕 you are all valid 💕 🌈
Amen!
What if i am against black lives matter ? Am I valid ?
@F LPZ youre valid… haha. I hate black lives matter too. Another facist group led around by a white liberal female.
Well.. as you recall.. Justices Kavanaugh and Thomas were *BOTH* accused of sexual assault *BEFORE* they were appointed.. and now they are *against* LGBQT rights because they think it’s *immoral.* Go Figure!
Rory Cannon same thing applies to kavanaugh.. no crime scene. No physical evidence, the accuser can’t remember where the rape happened, specific dates, her “witnesses” didn’t tell the same story as she did. This was 30ish years ago. Joe Biden, this was back 10-20 years ago.. there’s a video of her mother (Joe’s accuser) calling king asking about what to do.. her ex husband (Joe’s accuser) mentioned her telling him about the incident when he filed for divorce. kavanaugh wrote down almost everything he done in a diary I guess you would call. Nothing matched up with what she said. Goes on and on, need more?
Only difference is the left basically took away due process and went from “innocent until proven guilty” to “guilty until proven innocent” where as in Joe’s case, the media is silent. I don’t remember who it was, but a reporter on CNN (I think) dared to report on the case and he almost got fired for it.
The key word is “accused”.Anyone can be accused of anything.
Peter Majewski it’s only when your President Trump or someone in his administration does being “accused” mean you did it even without being proven guilty in court of a law. Double standard at play here.
They are both hypocrites.
Great job Gorsuch!😊 I can’t believe there are judges who think otherwise; especially coming from someone like Clarence Thomas who currently benefits from the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If it weren’t for the blood, sweat, and tears of civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., Mr. Thomas wouldn’t have the honor of being a Supreme Court judge. Some civil rights leaders even lost their lives for the freedoms Mr. Thomas currently enjoys. Instead of continuing to help his race, he dishonors them by making it harder for them to vote, easier to be discriminated against, and harder to have access decent healthcare. He’s taking them backwards in a dark place and time. It’s such a slap in the face to those who went through hell in order to help him have a better life. I’ve never seen a stronger example of a self-hatred as I do in Clarence Thomas. It’s truly sad and extremely disappointing. He should be ashamed of himself.
The justices were not voting on gay rights, They were voting on whether the right ALREADY exist in the la.
@Darren Russell oh shut up Darren. This isn’t about pretending to be a cat and you know it’s more complex than that
@ultrashin Ask Anita Hill what she thinks of him
This is still a discussion? In 2020? In America??? This scares me more than anything else!
still in the 1800 Rai
What scares me more than anything else is that supposedly intelligent people could come up with such a decision! May God save America!
@Peter Majewski Are you saying that this is a bad decision?
@Peter Majewski But your life matters…..right? You’re smart enough to determine other lives that aren’t worth quite as much as yours….tool bag.
Let’s deliver one million cans of Coke to Clarence Thomas for old time’s sake, and to honor the very Honorable Professor Anita Hill.
The People Singing: “The Land of the Freeeeee”
Fast talking disclosure guy: Land of the free is an ambitious objective, not yet achieved. Side effects may include civil rights, gay rights, crackdown on paramilitary policing, Democratic leadership, progress, civilized society, reduced incarceration, minimum living wage, and healthcare for all. If ranting and confederate flag waving persists please speak to your healthcare professionals. Freedom should not be discussed holding up a 2000 year old rule book infront of a burnt out church
@Nicholas Pipitone how is it slavery when u arent owned by anyone. of course you need to work.
you get taxed so the government protects you. dont like being told that? leave the country.
The Prospectors….Well said. You certainly have triggered the fringe…lol.
@Nicholas Pipitone youre such a prude
@American Ancap Thats why I have a little house overseas…haha
@David Jimenez Read the comment.
~. The world is waking up and are tired of being oppressed by these coward “elites”.
The world happens to be 95% heterosexual. Why do just 9 judges get to decide for 95% of the population? Just plain wrong!