Supreme Court Signals Interest in LGBT Job Bias Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court relisted for review a trio of cases that address whether employers can discriminate against LGBT workers without violating federal civil rights law.

The justices are now scheduled to consider whether to accept the cases at the court’s Jan. 11 conference.

Relisting a petition for certiorari at more than one conference has, in recent terms, been a sign that the court is more likely to grant review. The cases had been scheduled for discussion at its Jan. 4 conference.

The question in the cases is whether Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bans sex ...