R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether federal employment discrimination law protects transgender employees from being fired because of their gender identity.

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
employment discrimination case
landmark civil rights case
areaOfLaw LGBT rights
civil rights law
employment law
arguedOn October 8, 2019
citation 140 S. Ct. 1731 (2020)
207 L. Ed. 2d 218 (2020)
590 U.S. ___ (2020)
consolidatedWith Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda
Bostock v. Clayton County
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decidedOn June 15, 2020
decisionType 7–2 decision
dissentingOpinionBy Brett M. Kavanaugh
surface form: Brett Kavanaugh

Samuel A. Alito Jr.
surface form: Samuel Alito
docketNumber No. 18-107
employmentContext funeral home employee fired after announcing gender transition
fullName R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission self-link
holding Title VII prohibits employers from firing individuals for being transgender
discrimination against transgender persons is discrimination because of sex under Title VII
impact clarified that federal law protects transgender employees from being fired because of their gender identity
jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
legalIssue scope of the term "because of sex" in Title VII
whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination against transgender persons
locationOfOralArgument Supreme Court of the United States
surface form: Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C.
majorityJoinedBy Elena Kagan
John G. Roberts Jr.
surface form: John Roberts

Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sonia Sotomayor
Stephen G. Breyer
surface form: Stephen Breyer
majorityOpinionBy Neil M. Gorsuch
surface form: Neil Gorsuch
originatingCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
originatingCourtDecision affirmed
partOf Bostock v. Clayton County trilogy of Title VII LGBT discrimination cases
petitioner R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc.
relatedConcept gender identity discrimination
sex discrimination
respondent Aimee Stephens
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
result expanded federal employment protections to transgender workers under Title VII
shortName R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission self-linksurface differs
surface form: Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC
statuteInterpreted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Bostock v. Clayton County relatedCase R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Bostock v. Clayton County consolidatedWith R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Gerald Lynn Bostock combinedWithCases R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda relatedCase R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda consolidatedWith R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission fullName R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission self-link
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shortName R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC