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 ⓘ
decidedOn June 15, 2020 ⓘ
decisionType 7–2 decision ⓘ
dissentingOpinionBy Brett Kavanaugh ⓘ
linked to: Brett M. Kavanaugh

Samuel Alito ⓘ
linked to: Samuel A. Alito Jr.
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 ⓘ
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, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
majorityJoinedBy Elena Kagan ⓘ
John Roberts ⓘ
linked to: John G. Roberts Jr.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ
Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ
Stephen Breyer ⓘ
linked to: Stephen G. Breyer
majorityOpinionBy Neil Gorsuch ⓘ
linked to: Neil M. 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 Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC ⓘ
statuteInterpreted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ

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Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda → relatedCase → R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ
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Bostock v. Clayton County → consolidatedCase → R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ
subject linked to: Donald Zarda
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subject linked to: Zarda
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