President Obama signed an executive order on Monday, July 21 banning discrimination against LGBT employees of federal contractors and the federalgovernment. The executive order has two parts: it's now illegal to fire or harass an employee based on his or her sexual orientation or gender identity; and discrimination against transgender employees is banned. The president did not include a religious exemption in the order. Mary Anne Case of the University of Chicago Law School joins us onChicago Tonight to discuss the order and its future impact.

Read the full executive order.