Statutory Interpretation After Hively: Where Will the Seventh Circuit Go?

Authors

Douglas O. Smith, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

12-2017

Publisher

State Bar of Wisconsin

Source Publication

Wisconsin Lawyer

Source ISSN

1043-0490

Abstract

Fifty years ago, when Title VII was passed, no one thought that sexual orientation discrimination was unlawful sex discrimination. The Seventh Circuit’s decision to re-interpret Title VII challenges traditional approaches to statutory interpretation that should put Seventh Circuit litigants on notice of future uncertainty.

Comments

Published version. Wisconsin Lawyer, Vol. 90, No. 11 (December 2017). DOI. © 2017 State Bar of Wisconsin. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Smith, Douglas O., "Statutory Interpretation After Hively: Where Will the Seventh Circuit Go?" (2017). Accounting Faculty Research and Publications. 124.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/account_fac/124