Civil Rights Lawyer Seen as Pick for EEOC’s Open Democratic Seat

A prominent LGBT rights lawyer is slated to be the choice for a Democratic seat on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at the same time that the agency is locked in a Supreme Court battle with the Justice Department over sexual orientation and gender identity bias.

Jocelyn Samuels, who runs a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights think tank in California, is set to be nominated for one of two open seats on the commission, according to a staffer for Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), a Democratic aide, and other sources familiar with the situation. Alexander is chairman of the committee ...