Bostock v. Clayton County

140 S. Ct. 1731 · Decided June 15, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Bostock v. Clayton County was decided on June 15, 2020 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Sex discrimination in employment” in the Civil Rights area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-1618

Case details

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Full case caption

Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-004, docket 2019-004-01.

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