Two of the Supreme Court’s Republican appointees, Neil Gorsuch and John Roberts, joined the court’s Democratic appointees to deliver a surprising 6-3 decision that protects gay, lesbian and transgender employees from being disciplined, fired or turned down for a job based on their sexual orientation.
Former president Barack Obama took to Twitter to celebrate and say “Happy Pride month, everybody.” He added that “Today reminds us that progress might be slow. It might take decades. But no matter what things might look like today, it’s always possible.”
Today reminds us that progress might be slow. It might take decades. But no matter what things might look like today, it’s always possible. Happy Pride month, everybody. pic.twitter.com/ey7p2TgEEf
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 16, 2020
From Politico:
The decision was a rout for social conservatives and a defeat for President Donald Trump’s administration, which had urged the justices to take a narrow view of the half-century-old law.
Some Trump allies immediately denounced Gorsuch’s opinion as a betrayal from the Trump appointee. A top Trump aide quickly criticized the ruling, but when the president himself was asked about it he offered a mild response and passed up a chance to try to make political hay out of the court’s decree.
“I’ve read the decision,” the president said of the various opinions, which ran to 119 pages in all. “Some people were surprised, but they’ve ruled and we live with their decision. That’s what it’s all about. We live with the decision of the Supreme Court. Very powerful, very powerful decision, actually.”
America First supporter Michelle Malkin was furious with the news. She thanked “ConInc” for Gorsuch and Roberts joining “with lib SCOTUS judges on Title VII protections for LGBT employment lawsuits.”
Whelp. Gorsuch and Roberts joined with lib SCOTUS judges on Title VII protections for LGBT employment lawsuits. Thank #ConInc.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) June 15, 2020
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