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Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. 644 (2020)

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Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. 644 (2020)
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Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. 644 (2020)
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2020-06-15
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The Court makes much of the argument that "[i]n Phillips , the employer could have accurately spoken of its policy as one based on 'motherhood.' " Ante , at 1744; see also ante, at 1745. But motherhood, by definition, is a condition that can be experienced only by women, so a policy that distinguishes between motherhood and parenthood is necessarily a policy that draws a sex-based distinction. There was sex discrimination in Phillips , because women with children were treated disadvantageously compared to men with children.