The latest test of whether part of the Civil Rights Act can be read to bar workplace discrimination because of sexual orientation proved complicated Jan. 20 at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

A three-judge panel wrestled with the impact of a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about-face on the issue, and the court’s power to overturn its own precedent saying Title VII doesn’t cover sexual orientation.

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