Bloomberg Law
July 6, 2020, 9:06 AM UTC

Trump Agencies Move to Limit LGBT Rights as Courts Expand Them

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The Trump administration’s ongoing push to limit LGBT rights in employment, health care, and education faces the threat of more litigation following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that extended job protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Several federal agencies, including Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education departments, have in recent years issued guidance and rulemaking that rolled back LGBT rights or bolstered religious liberties. Early indications show the high court’s June 15 decision could have broad reach on other statutes, attorneys and academics say.

And agencies likely will have to continue defending in court efforts that civil ...

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