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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Van De Loo: So, you think you can set a federal precedent?

Van De Loo: So, you think you can set a federal precedent?

October 15, 2019

One paying attention to news sources in the past week may have noticed an influx of the following words used in articles: “LGBTQ+,” “workplace discrimination,” “Title VII,” “the basis of...

The Supreme Court building, a large marble structure with columns in front. A large stairway leads up to the building.

Professors, students discuss divided Supreme Court on three historic LGBTQ employment discrimination cases

October 14, 2019

During its first week back in session, the Supreme Court heard arguments for the most important LGBTQ rights cases since the legalization of same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges four years ago. Two...

Vime-Olive: Choosing myself

October 10, 2019

I spent the first half of my freshman year at Northwestern with a three-year Army ROTC contract, dreams of commissioning as a Second Lieutenant and a secret. However, my story starts long before I marched...

Justice John Paul Stevens. The former Supreme Court Justice and Northwestern alumnus died Tuesday from stroke complications.

Northwestern alumnus John Paul Stevens dies at 99

July 17, 2019

Former Supreme Court Justice and Northwestern alumnus John Paul Stevens died from stroke complications Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 99. Stevens (School of Law ’47), who retired in 2010...

The Supreme Court will hear cases in its next term to determine if a federal employment discrimination law banning discrimination based on sex also applies to sexual orientation and gender identity.

Thuillier: Anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination in the workplace is an issue that needs to be addressed

April 23, 2019

It is about time that the LGBTQ+ community is included in workplace discrimination protections. The Supreme Court will finally hear cases in its next term to determine if a federal employment discrimination...

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