From WSJopinion: The question before the Supreme Court is not whether discrimination against gay or transgender workers is bad policy or morally wrong. It is whether judges can rewrite a law merely because cultural mores change.
If you hadn’t heard, conservatives on the Supreme Court are preparing an all-out attack on America’s marginalized classes. The blitz begins Tuesday with a trio of cases that consider whether gay and transgender people are protected against employment discrimination under the Civil Rights Act. The Justices should focus on the law, not these overwrought political claims.
Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from discriminating based on sex. The plaintiffs in the three cases contend that “sex” encompasses...
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