US Supreme Court Avoids Sweeping License to Discriminate

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Human Rights Campaign Legal Director Sarah Warbelow speaks at a rally on the steps of the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Washington, D.C. following the Fulton decision. © 2021 Kevin Wolf/AP Images for The Human Rights Campaign In a highly-anticipated ruling today, the US Supreme Court sidestepped an apparent clash between religious freedom and the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Although the court refrained from granting a sweeping license to discriminate, the case illustrates why the US needs robust anti-discrimination…

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