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The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination. We examine the three words the case hung on; what the written opinions had to say about bathrooms, locker rooms, sports, pronouns and religious objections to same-sex marriage; and the implications for the ruling.

On today’s episode:

• Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times.

• Aimee Stephens, the plaintiff in a transgender discrimination case heard by the Supreme Court. Ms. Stephens died in May; she was 59.

Background reading:

• Ms. Stephens was fired after she announced that she would live as a woman. She did not live to see the Supreme Court rule in her favor.

• Until Monday’s decision, it was legal in more than half of the states to fire workers for being gay, bisexual or transgender.

• The justices are confronting an unusually potent mix of political and social issues in the middle of both a presidential election year and a public health crisis. Here’s an overview of the major cases this year to get you up to speed.

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Adam Liptak contributed reporting.

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