Fort Bend County v. Davis

139 S. Ct. 1843 · Decided June 3, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Fort Bend County v. Davis was decided on June 3, 2019 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Employment discrimination (race, age, religion, illegitimacy, national origin, working conditions)” in the Civil Rights area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-525

Case details

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis

SCDB identifiers: case 2018-065, docket 2018-065-01.

Related decisions

Other cases on “Employment discrimination (race, age, religion, illegitimacy, national origin, working conditions)”

• Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido
  139 S. Ct. 22Decided November 6, 20188–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Babb v. Wilkie
  140 S. Ct. 1168Decided April 6, 20208–1Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Green v. Brennan
  578 U.S. 547Decided May 23, 20167–1Sonia Sotomayor
• CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  578 U.S. 419Decided May 19, 20168–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.
  575 U.S. 768Decided June 1, 20158–1Antonin Scalia
• Groff v. Dejoy
  600 U.S. 447Decided June 29, 20239–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.

See all

Cases on the same legal provision: Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI)

• Muldrow v. City of St. Louis
  144 S. Ct. 967Decided April 17, 20249–0Elena Kagan
• James Alexander v. Martha Sandoval
  532 U.S. 275Decided April 24, 20015–4Antonin Scalia
• Lau v. Nichols
  414 U.S. 563Decided January 21, 19749–0William O. Douglas

Same Term, same area (Civil Rights)

• Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido
  139 S. Ct. 22Decided November 6, 20188–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Nielsen v. Preap
  139 S. Ct. 954Decided March 19, 20195–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den Inc.
  139 S. Ct. 1000Decided March 19, 20195–4Stephen G. Breyer
• Biestek v. Berryhill
  139 S. Ct. 1148Decided April 1, 20196–3Elena Kagan
• Herrera v. WyomingAltered precedent
  139 S. Ct. 1686Decided May 20, 20195–4Sonia Sotomayor
• McDonough v. Smith
  139 S. Ct. 2149Decided June 20, 20196–3Sonia Sotomayor

See all

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error