Minority Leader Senator Schumer of New York was quick to praise the Bostock opinion Monday and Tuesday:
Monday, June 15, 2020
• “before today, it was not a settled legal matter that you could sue your employer for firing you solely on the basis of sexual orientation or sexual identity.”
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
• The Supreme Court “should be” “moving us in a direction of equality and fairness”
• “Only a few days ago, our laws didn't clearly establish that you couldn't be fired by your employer simply because of who you are and whom you love.”
If it “was not a settled legal matter” or “our laws didn't clearly establish,” then that means this matter was not previously addressed in law.
If that changed with a Supreme Court opinion, then this is new law from the Supreme Court.
Senator Hawley of Missouri also spoke on Tuesday about the Bostock case:
I have now had a chance to read the case, the decision by the majority of the Court, and the two dissenting opinions.
I have to say I agree with the news reports that have said that this is truly a seismic decision. It is truly a historic decision. It is truly a historic piece of legislation.
