Supreme Court rejects discrimination case based on sexual orientation

By Ryan Lovelace

Published December 11, 2017 2:51pm ET

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Supreme Court rejects discrimination case based on sexual orientation — Attorneys representing Jameka Evans, the security guard, wanted the Supreme Court to overturn an 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling and decide that sexual orientation discrimination violates the Civil Rights Act. (Kevin Wolf/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign) | Kevin Wolf

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital, a case about a Georgia security guard who said she was harassed at work because she is a lesbian.

Attorneys representing Jameka Evans, the security guard, wanted the high court to overturn an 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling and decide that sexual orientation discrimination violates the Civil Rights Act.

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