The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to determine whether Michigan Civil Rights Act protects people from discrimination based on sexual orientation.
This order was published today.
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights is appealing a lower court ruling.
The question is whether Michigan’s civil rights law protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Legislators never took up proposals to extend Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include LGBTQ rights. But the State Department of Civil Rights says it protects against “sexual orientation” discrimination because it protects against “gender” discrimination.
The Supreme Court agreed to bypass the state appeals court to open the case immediately. The four democratic judges of the court voted “yes”. The three Republican justices voted “no”.
The first round of pleadings is due October 25th, but no date has been set for oral arguments.
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