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Is it legal to fire a person for being gay in Pennsylvania? The Supreme Court will decide.

The cases are the first major LGBTQ rights arguments the court will hear since the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, who sided with liberal justices in ushering in same-sex marriage.

A crowd celebrates outside of the Supreme Court in Washington in June 2015 after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States.
A crowd celebrates outside of the Supreme Court in Washington in June 2015 after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States.Read moreJacquelyn Martin / AP File