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February 27, 2018

Court Rules Civil Rights Law Prohibits Employers from Sexual Orientation Discrimination
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In a legal victory for the LGBT community, a federal appeals court has
ruled a key civil rights law prohibits employers from discriminating
based on sexual orientation. The case involved a gay skydiving
instructor who had filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging his firing
violated part of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act. Monday's ruling is
also a blow to the Trump administration's Justice Department, which
unexpectedly intervened in the case against the gay skydiver.


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