Download This PaperThe Meaning of 'Sex' in Michigan’s Civil Rights Act—And the Expedient Overconfidence of Textualism.
Michigan Lawyers Weekly, April 1, 2019, at 4.
1 Pages Posted: 23 May 2019
Date Written: April 1, 2019
Abstract
This short piece examines the meaning of “sex” in Michigan’s Civil Rights Act, as well as the deficiencies and limitations of textualism as an approach to judicial interpretation. The Michigan statute was based on Title VII, so the piece has broad implications for federal and state law.
Keywords: textualism, interpretation, dictionaries, discrimination, civil rights, sexual orientation, gender identity
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Kimble, Joseph, The Meaning of 'Sex' in Michigan’s Civil Rights Act—And the Expedient Overconfidence of Textualism. (April 1, 2019). Michigan Lawyers Weekly, April 1, 2019, at 4. , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3376168
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