LGBTQ right on the docket
The Supreme Court SCOTUS opens session with 2 LGBTQ-related cases on the list of appeals it will hear LISA KEEN | Keen News Service lisakeen@mac.com The U.S.
Supreme Court opened its 2024-25 session on Monday, Oct. 7, with at least 10 LGBTQ-related petitions before it. Seven of those petitions involve transgender issues: four asking whether states can limit a minor’s access to treatment for gender dysphoria, and three asking whether states can ban transgender females from participating in female sports competitions.
Of those 10 LGBTQ-related cases, the court so far has agreed to hear two cases and refused to hear two others this session. Six other cases await disposition.
The Supreme Court announced on Oct. 4 that it would review the Sixth Circuit’s ruling in a case in which a straight employee challenges lower court rulings that say she cannot sue under a law prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination.
