LGBTQ Rights in The Workplace:
Perspectives On The Supreme Court’s Bostock Decision
July 9, 2020
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Overview
In a landmark decision this June, the Supreme Court held that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is necessarily discrimination “because of … sex,” and therefore is prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. While the decision marked a significant advance for LGBTQ antidiscrimination protections, it left key questions unanswered. And the sharp exchanges between the majority and dissenting opinions tell only part of the story of how a 6-3 majority coalesced to deliver a sweeping victory for LGBTQ rights. How did Justice Scalia exert his influence from the grave? Is Chief Justice Roberts the new Justice Kennedy? Drawing on their perspectives as Supreme Court litigators and former clerks, the presenters will explore these questions, address other dynamics that led to this surprising outcome, and describe the next battlegrounds for LGBTQ rights at the Court.
Hosted by IEL’s Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Committee
Webinar begins at 12:30 pm Central
Duration: 60 minutes
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Speakers
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
New York, NY
E. Joshua Rosenkranz is co-head of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s Supreme Court & Appellate Litigation practice. A former law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr. and then-Judge Antonin Scalia on the D.C. Circuit, Josh has personally argued more than 200 appeals in state and federal appellate courts across the nation, including 18 before the U.S. Supreme Court. Josh is the only lawyer ever named American Lawyer's “Litigator of the Year” twice. Josh's practice covers a wide range of subjects, including energy, securities, intellectual property, antitrust, federal preemption, insurance law, corporate governance, criminal law and constitutional litigation.
Clients turn to Josh to win the highest stakes appeals, including appeals in cases that threaten the very survival of a business. He represented Microsoft in an international cause célèbre in the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the U.S. Government’s claim that it can serve warrants for emails stored overseas. He represented DISH Network in one of the most high-profile patent appeals in the country, successfully overturning an injunction that threatened the company's life. He represented Facebook in the high-profile battle waged by the founder's Harvard classmates, the Winklevoss twins, who laid claim to the idea for Facebook, winning a ruling from the Ninth Circuit to end the lawsuit.
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
New York, NY
Daniel A. Rubens is a partner in Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s Litigation Group and Supreme Court and Appellate Practice. He handles high stakes appeals and critical motions in courts across the nation. Danny has led the drafting on dozens of appellate briefs, and regularly argues appeals in state and federal courts. Danny has extensive trial litigation experience as well, with an emphasis on dispositive motions, preserving appellate issues, and developing creative legal strategies. Danny’s work has covered a wide range of subject areas, including energy, securities, bankruptcy, intellectual property, arbitration, and complex commercial litigation.
Danny is a member of the Second Circuit's pro bono panel and maintains an active pro bono practice focusing on criminal, immigration, and LGBTQ+ rights matters. He has been recognized by the National LGBT Bar Association as a “Best LGBTQ+ Lawyer Under 40,” and recently filed an amicus brief on behalf of 59 civil rights organizations in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia. Before joining Orrick, Danny served as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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