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Georgia man center of LGBTQ rights Supreme Court case

September 10, 2019, 2019 - Atlanta - Gerald Lynn Bostock, photographed during an interview in his home. The case of former Clayton County child welfare official Gerald Lynn Bostock is among three the Supreme Court is set to examine. The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a metro-Atlanta case as it weighs whether gay, lesbian and transgender workers are protected under federal anti-discrimination laws. In what could be a landmark ruling, the high court will decide whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 extends workplace protections to members of the LGBT community. Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com

Credit: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Credit: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

September 10, 2019, 2019 - Atlanta - Gerald Lynn Bostock, photographed during an interview in his home. The case of former Clayton County child welfare official Gerald Lynn Bostock is among three the Supreme Court is set to examine. The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a metro-Atlanta case as it weighs whether gay, lesbian and transgender workers are protected under federal anti-discrimination laws. In what could be a landmark ruling, the high court will decide whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 extends workplace protections to members of the LGBT community. Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com
By Bria Felicien
Oct 14, 2019

In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, we have a guest host in Tamar Hallerman, the AJC’s Washington correspondent. AJC Crime and Safety editor Shannon McCaffrey joins Hallerman to discuss an LGBTQ rights case that is in front of the Supreme Court, one of the biggest of the term, that started in Georgia. Hallerman and McCaffrey also briefly talk other court cases along with the biggest stories of the week.

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