Donald Zarda
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Donald Zarda was a skydiving instructor whose discrimination case over being fired for his sexual orientation became one of the landmark lawsuits consolidated into the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 decision extending federal workplace protections to LGBTQ employees.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bostock v. Clayton County | 0 |
| Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc. | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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employment discrimination lawsuit ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegedDiscriminationType | sexual orientation discrimination ⓘ |
| causeOfLawsuit | alleged firing due to sexual orientation ⓘ |
| consolidatedCase |
Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda
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Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consolidatedCase | R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| courtDecision | Second Circuit held that Title VII covers sexual orientation discrimination ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014 ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2020-06-15 ⓘ |
| defendant | Altitude Express NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Altitude Express NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | expansion of federal workplace protections for LGBTQ employees in the United States ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | landmark U.S. LGBTQ employment rights litigation ⓘ |
| heldThat |
Title VII prohibition on sex discrimination includes gender identity
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Title VII prohibition on sex discrimination includes sexual orientation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | employment discrimination lawsuit based on sexual orientation ⓘ |
| legalAction |
filed discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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filed lawsuit in federal court against Altitude Express NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityJoinedBy |
Elena Kagan
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John Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonia Sotomayor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Neil Gorsuch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | skydiving accident ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death occurred before Supreme Court’s 2020 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County ⓘ |
| notableWork | Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | skydiving instructor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc., consolidated into Bostock v. Clayton County
NERFINISHED
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cases consolidated into Bostock v. Clayton County ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| plaintiff | Donald Zarda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| subjectOf | interpretation of Title VII regarding LGBTQ employees ⓘ |
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