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Supreme Court's new term puts LGBTQ+ rights on the docket

Original: A new term of the Supreme Court begins this week, and threats to LGBTQ+ people are already on the calendar. Several case

The US Supreme Court opens a new term this week with several cases affecting LGBTQ+ people already on its calendar. Commentators warn the court may build on recent terms in which it used both procedural and substantive rulings to significantly weaken protections for LGBTQ+ Americans, raising alarms among rights advocates ahead of the term's first arguments.

Why now: The Supreme Court's new term is starting and observers are alarmed that LGBTQ+ rights cases feature prominently on the docket.

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• A new term of the Supreme Court begins this week, and threats to LGBTQ+ people are already on the calendar. Several cases seem likely to build on several consecutive terms in which the court deployed a combination of procedural and substantive strategies to severely undermine… · lgbtq@vebinet.com · 7

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