Kagan, wearing a softball team jersey: Any reason why it would be bad to start giving exemptions to nondiscrimination laws like this?
November 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Kagan, wearing a softball team jersey: Any reason why it would be bad to start giving exemptions to nondiscrimination laws like this?
personally i would prefer if cis people did not post GET READY TO GET TRANSED memes while trans healthcare has been outlawed in half the country and fancy blue states are declining to enforce existing trans nondiscrimination protections and passing their own athlete bans
November 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM
personally i would prefer if cis people did not post GET READY TO GET TRANSED memes while trans healthcare has been outlawed in half the country and fancy blue states are declining to enforce existing trans nondiscrimination protections and passing their own athlete bans
name one single state that has followed its trans nondiscrimination laws in the last two years
November 4, 2026 at 6:36 AM
name one single state that has followed its trans nondiscrimination laws in the last two years
Kavanaugh asks why this can't be "a win-win"? A "solution in search of a problem." He — again, of a nondiscrimination policy for pre-K — asks, "Why has this been provoked?"
November 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Kavanaugh asks why this can't be "a win-win"? A "solution in search of a problem." He — again, of a nondiscrimination policy for pre-K — asks, "Why has this been provoked?"
When hearing Barrett's words, I'd like to actually superimpose what her words MEAN:
Colorado is "choosing to impose a condition" that "would push out those of a different belief," Barrett says, in describing a state's nondiscrimination policy for a free pre-K program.
Colorado is "choosing to impose a condition" that "would push out those of a different belief," Barrett says, in describing a state's nondiscrimination policy for a free pre-K program.
November 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
When hearing Barrett's words, I'd like to actually superimpose what her words MEAN:
Colorado is "choosing to impose a condition" that "would push out those of a different belief," Barrett says, in describing a state's nondiscrimination policy for a free pre-K program.
Colorado is "choosing to impose a condition" that "would push out those of a different belief," Barrett says, in describing a state's nondiscrimination policy for a free pre-K program.
A decision could reshape the relationship between religious freedom and nondiscrimination laws in the US
US supreme court to hear arguments in Catholic preschools’ LGBTQ+ exclusion case
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2026 at 9:40 PM
A decision could reshape the relationship between religious freedom and nondiscrimination laws in the US
"School choice" was always the first step of a process to end public, secular schools so that the only way to get an education is to adhere to far-right Christian views.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US supreme court to hear arguments in Catholic preschools’ LGBTQ+ exclusion case
A decision could reshape the relationship between religious freedom and nondiscrimination laws in the US
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
"School choice" was always the first step of a process to end public, secular schools so that the only way to get an education is to adhere to far-right Christian views.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US supreme court questions arguments in Catholic preschools’ LGBTQ+ exclusion case
US supreme court questions arguments in Catholic preschools’ LGBTQ+ exclusion case
A decision could reshape the relationship between religious freedom and nondiscrimination laws in the US
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2026 at 2:43 AM
US supreme court questions arguments in Catholic preschools’ LGBTQ+ exclusion case
KBJ: why can’t a state apply to a nondiscrimination rule to everyone? You want an exemption from this rule?
Subtext: you want a right to discriminate
Subtext: you want a right to discriminate
November 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
KBJ: why can’t a state apply to a nondiscrimination rule to everyone? You want an exemption from this rule?
Subtext: you want a right to discriminate
Subtext: you want a right to discriminate
The Supreme Court appeared likely to rule for Colorado Catholic preschools seeking public subsidies without complying with a nondiscrimination rule.
Conservative justices suggested the schools should be able to join the state’s taxpayer-funded universal pre-K program.
Conservative justices suggested the schools should be able to join the state’s taxpayer-funded universal pre-K program.
Supreme Court Shows Sympathy for Catholic Schools in Case on LGBTQ Protections
Conservative justices suggest that Catholic preschools in Colorado should be eligible for taxpayer funds without complying with a nondiscrimination rule.
www.wsj.com
November 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
The Supreme Court appeared likely to rule for Colorado Catholic preschools seeking public subsidies without complying with a nondiscrimination rule.
Conservative justices suggested the schools should be able to join the state’s taxpayer-funded universal pre-K program.
Conservative justices suggested the schools should be able to join the state’s taxpayer-funded universal pre-K program.
No child should be turned away from a taxpayer-funded preschool because of who their parents are. The Supreme Court should uphold Colorado’s nondiscrimination rules and protect every child’s chance at quality preschool.
November 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
No child should be turned away from a taxpayer-funded preschool because of who their parents are. The Supreme Court should uphold Colorado’s nondiscrimination rules and protect every child’s chance at quality preschool.
Colorado currently has a Democratic trifecta, meaning the governor is a Democrat and both chambers of the General Assembly have a Democratic majority.
In the past, the legislature has acted to protect trans people from discrimination. The initiatives may run afoul of state nondiscrimination law.
In the past, the legislature has acted to protect trans people from discrimination. The initiatives may run afoul of state nondiscrimination law.
November 3, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Colorado currently has a Democratic trifecta, meaning the governor is a Democrat and both chambers of the General Assembly have a Democratic majority.
In the past, the legislature has acted to protect trans people from discrimination. The initiatives may run afoul of state nondiscrimination law.
In the past, the legislature has acted to protect trans people from discrimination. The initiatives may run afoul of state nondiscrimination law.
Catholic schools seeking an exemption to nondiscrimination rules in Colorado's universal pre-k program appeared to find a receptive Supreme Court today, at least among the conservative majority. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Supreme Court Sympathetic to Catholic Schools in Funding Fight
The US Supreme Court appeared likely to side with Catholic parishes seeking a religious exemption to state nondiscrimination law that would allow them access to Colorado’s universal preschool program.
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Catholic schools seeking an exemption to nondiscrimination rules in Colorado's universal pre-k program appeared to find a receptive Supreme Court today, at least among the conservative majority. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Kagan pointing out Alito is basically asking to overturn Smith: you know a peyote restriction could impact some religious practice so knowing a nondiscrimination law could impact some religious school doesn’t make it unconstitutional
November 3, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Kagan pointing out Alito is basically asking to overturn Smith: you know a peyote restriction could impact some religious practice so knowing a nondiscrimination law could impact some religious school doesn’t make it unconstitutional
The AFT and AAUP have submitted comments to the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service urging the withdrawal of proposed regulation on racial nondiscrimination in private schools along with a request to testify. More here:
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-an...
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-an...
AAUP and AFT Urge the Treasury to Withdraw Proposed Regulation
On Tuesday, the AAUP and the AFT submitted comments to the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service urging the withdrawal of proposed regulation on racial nondiscrimination in priva...
www.aaup.org
November 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The AFT and AAUP have submitted comments to the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service urging the withdrawal of proposed regulation on racial nondiscrimination in private schools along with a request to testify. More here:
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-an...
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-an...
The US legal and political regime has a lot of problems, but overall I think that nondiscrimination and due process are a better basis for protecting minorities than group-based rights
November 2, 2026 at 12:26 AM
The US legal and political regime has a lot of problems, but overall I think that nondiscrimination and due process are a better basis for protecting minorities than group-based rights
Today, SCOTUS will hear a case that could put PRESCHOOLERS at risk of discrimination.
Chair @repmarktakano.bsky.social led 179 Members of Congress in urging the Court to uphold critical nondiscrimination protections & prevent publicly-funded discrimination. Today, we reiterate our call.
Chair @repmarktakano.bsky.social led 179 Members of Congress in urging the Court to uphold critical nondiscrimination protections & prevent publicly-funded discrimination. Today, we reiterate our call.
November 3, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Today, SCOTUS will hear a case that could put PRESCHOOLERS at risk of discrimination.
Chair @repmarktakano.bsky.social led 179 Members of Congress in urging the Court to uphold critical nondiscrimination protections & prevent publicly-funded discrimination. Today, we reiterate our call.
Chair @repmarktakano.bsky.social led 179 Members of Congress in urging the Court to uphold critical nondiscrimination protections & prevent publicly-funded discrimination. Today, we reiterate our call.
The SCOTUS MAGA 6 don’t even pretend to care about separation of church and state
Supreme Court Shows Sympathy for Catholic Schools in Case on LGBTQ Protections
Conservative justices suggest that Catholic preschools in Colorado should be eligible for taxpayer funds without complying with a nondiscrimination rule.
www.wsj.com
November 3, 2026 at 9:43 PM
The SCOTUS MAGA 6 don’t even pretend to care about separation of church and state
● 2015.11.03 — Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) fails by a wide margin which would have offered broad nondiscrimination protections for more than a dozen protected classes. The opposition’s scare tactics and lies exploited the community’s lack of understanding
November 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
● 2015.11.03 — Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) fails by a wide margin which would have offered broad nondiscrimination protections for more than a dozen protected classes. The opposition’s scare tactics and lies exploited the community’s lack of understanding
We’re in the Washington Blade today! www.washingtonblade.com/2026/11/03/s...
November 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
We’re in the Washington Blade today! www.washingtonblade.com/2026/11/03/s...
Some work relevant to this (link.springer.com/article/10.1...).
Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Laws in Public Accommodations: a Review of Evidence Regarding Safety and Privacy in Public Restrooms, Locker Rooms, and Changing Rooms - Sexuality Research and Social...
Legislation, regulations, litigation, and ballot propositions affecting public restroom access for transgender people increased drastically in the last three years. Opponents of gender identity inclus...
link.springer.com
November 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Some work relevant to this (link.springer.com/article/10.1...).
The paper suggests that affirmative action and nondiscrimination policies could help here, but reputation is very important in my field, and people need to talk about you to be a contender. And this data is from 2021. I really wonder what the landscape is like now, after even more public hostility.
November 6, 2026 at 6:57 AM
The paper suggests that affirmative action and nondiscrimination policies could help here, but reputation is very important in my field, and people need to talk about you to be a contender. And this data is from 2021. I really wonder what the landscape is like now, after even more public hostility.
Oh sure they pass this now that I don't need it in a town I've never lived in in a state I've never lived in, great. (I say as if Somerville, MA doesn't have polyamory nondiscrimination in place already.)
November 5, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Oh sure they pass this now that I don't need it in a town I've never lived in in a state I've never lived in, great. (I say as if Somerville, MA doesn't have polyamory nondiscrimination in place already.)
In about 30 minutes, we'll hear oral arguments in St. Mary v Roy. The case is brought by Catholic parishes in Colorado challenging a nondiscrimination provision in CO's universal pre-k program.
November 3, 2026 at 2:34 PM
In about 30 minutes, we'll hear oral arguments in St. Mary v Roy. The case is brought by Catholic parishes in Colorado challenging a nondiscrimination provision in CO's universal pre-k program.