Since the Supreme Court protected transgender people from discrimination, ‘The backlash has been brutal’
- Posted on January 12, 2026
- By CNN
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Since the Supreme Court protected transgender people from discrimination, ‘The backlash has been brutal’

When the Supreme Court, led by Justice Neil Gorsuch, ruled in 2020 that federal law protected transgender workers from discrimination, the justices appeared to launch a new era of rights for a historically shunned group.