Lawffice Links - 7th Circuit Holds Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Big news! Title VII of the Civil Rights Act has prohibited workplace sex discrimination since 1964. Yesterday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion: "we conclude today that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is a form of sex discrimination." In other words, Title VII prohibits workplace sexual orientation discrimination.

I baked some Lawffice Links for the occasion:

• The Court's opinion (Hively v. Ivy Tech Comm. Coll. of Indiana); concurring opinion (Flaum); concurring opinion (Posner); dissenting opinion (Sykes).
• Eric Meyer has a good overview-by-excerpts at The Employer Handbook. 
• My friend from law school, Josh Blackman, with "instant analysis" on a Twitter moment. 
• Cases this big even get MSM attention, including WaPo:  Gay rights organizations hail court ruling as “game changer.”
• Finally, I don't see anything up yet, but keep on an eye on SCOTUSblog - I have a feeling we're going to see this issue at SCOTUS sooner rather than later.