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No Place At The (Pool) Table For Trans Women - Haynes v The English Blackball Pool Federation

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We report this week on one of the first court decisions dealing with transgender issues since the publication of the Supreme Court’s ruling in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers (FWS). ...more

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Federal Court Blocks HHS Rule on Sexual Orientation

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has blocked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from enforcing a new rule that limited sex discrimination in healthcare to discrimination based...more

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Missouri Supreme Court Rules the MHRA’s Prohibition Against Sexual Stereotyping Protects Gay and Transgender Employees and...

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The Missouri Supreme Court last week issued a pair of decisions highlighting the breadth of the state’s prohibition against sex discrimination. The decisions make clear that, although the Missouri Human Rights Act does not...more

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Missouri Supreme Court Opines On Scope Of Sex Discrimination Prohibited Under Missouri State Law

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On February 26, 2019, the Missouri Supreme Court, sitting en banc, released two first impression cases relating to the scope of prohibited sex discrimination under the Missouri Human Rights Act (“the MHRA”). ...more

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Missouri Supreme Court Expands Definition of Sex Discrimination to Include Sex Stereotyping

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On February 26, 2019, the Missouri Supreme Court extended legal protections against discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation in two separate cases—one dealing with employment rights and the other dealing...more

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Missouri Supreme Court Issues Pair of Opinions Addressing LGBTQ Rights Under the State's Anti-Discrimination Statute

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On Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court issued a pair of opinions interpreting LGBTQ rights under the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA). ...more

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Gender Identity Not Covered By Missouri Human Rights Act, Court Says

Last week, the Missouri Court of Appeals issued an opinion holding that gender identity is not covered by the prohibition on sex discrimination in the Missouri Human Rights Act. The opinion builds on a 2015 opinion from the...more

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