SCOTUS found that the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bans workplace discrimination on the basis of race and sex, covers sexual orientation and gender identity, too. Yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States issued a historic ruling that employers could not fire someone on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. In short, SCOTUS found that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bans workplace discrimination on the basis of race and sex, covers sexual orientation and gender identity, too. Read Full Story

The decision will have wide-ranging impacts on all entrepreneurs and workers.

Today, the Supreme Court met to hear arguments in favor of tearing down the Affordable Care Act. Justices seemed inclined to separate out the individual mandate and keep the rest of the law. This morning, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. Five justices signaled that they were not inclined to strike down the full law based on issues with a single provision. If the law were killed, it would cause 20 million Americans to lose insurance. Read Full Story

With Democrats powerless to stop it, Senate Republicans are set to confirm the next Supreme Court justice this afternoon. Senate Republicans are set to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett as the next Supreme Court justice this afternoon—despite universal objections from Democrats, despite a divided public, and despite the fact that those same Republicans pretended to oppose election-year SCOTUS confirmations in 2016. Read Full Story

Democrats appear to have few options for blocking the process. President Trump is reportedly planning to announce that he will nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat left vacant by Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away one week ago. Read Full Story

If SCOTUS upholds a Louisiana law, it could be a sign a more conservative Supreme Court is willing to overturn other abortion laws. Today the Supreme Court is hearing a case about a Louisiana abortion law that could have ramifications across America. As NPR reports , SCOTUS is hearing arguments in a case to decide whether an abortion access law in Louisiana can go forwards. That law mandates that any doctor performing an abortion in the state can only do so if they have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. “Admitting privileges” is when a doctor has an agreement with a hospital to be able to send and treat their patients there. Read Full Story

The court overturned an exemption to the ban that allowed robocalls aimed at collecting government-backed debt. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday effectively upheld a 1991 ban on robocalls to cell phones—a decision that is likely to see little opposition from the public. Read Full Story

The Supreme Court upheld a Trump administration rule allowing businesses to opt out of birth control coverage based on religious or moral objections. The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Wednesday that many employers can opt out of providing birth control coverage, otherwise required by regulations issued under the Affordable Care Act, based on religious or moral objections. Read Full Story

The Supreme Court said that while “booking” is a generic term, booking.com isn’t necessarily so. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Booking.com, the online travel reservation site, can get a trademark for its name. Read Full Story

If Trump replaces Justice Ginsburg this close to the election, Democrats are discussing a bold response: adding justices to the Supreme Court—because nowhere in the Constitution does it say there must be nine. The U.S. Supreme Court hasn’t always had nine justices—it started with six, went briefly down to five, back to six, then seven, then nine, and, during the Civil War, ten. If Trump confirms a replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Democrats later regain the presidency and Senate, Democrats are threatening to change the number again. Read Full Story