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, and what the written opinions had to say about bathrooms, locker rooms, sports, pronouns and religious objections to same-sex marriage. Guest: Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily

Background reading: 

• 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.