Employment discrimination (race, age, religion, illegitimacy, national origin, working conditions): Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Employment discrimination (race, age, religion, illegitimacy, national origin, working conditions),” part of the Civil Rights area.

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All 106 decisions, newest first

• Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services
  145 S. Ct. 1540Decided June 5, 20259–0Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC
  601 U.S. 23Decided February 8, 20249–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Groff v. Dejoy
  600 U.S. 447Decided June 29, 20239–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Babb v. Wilkie
  140 S. Ct. 1168Decided April 6, 20208–1Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Fort Bend County v. Davis
  139 S. Ct. 1843Decided June 3, 20199–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido
  139 S. Ct. 22Decided November 6, 20188–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• 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
• Madigan v. Levin
  571 U.S. 1Decided October 15, 20139–0Per curiam
• Vincent E. Staub v. Proctor Hospital
  562 U.S. 411Decided March 1, 20118–0Antonin Scalia
• Eric L. Thompson v. North American Stainless, Lp
  562 U.S. 170Decided January 24, 20118–0Antonin Scalia
• Arthur L. Lewis, Jr. v. City of Chicago
  560 U.S. 205Decided May 24, 20109–0Antonin Scalia
• Jack Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.
  557 U.S. 167Decided June 18, 20095–4Clarence Thomas
• 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Steven Pyett
  556 U.S. 247Decided April 1, 20095–4Clarence Thomas
• Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Lab.
  554 U.S. 84Decided June 19, 20087–1David H. Souter
• Ky. Ret. Sys. v. EEOC
  554 U.S. 135Decided June 19, 20085–4Stephen G. Breyer
• Anup Engquist v. Oregon Department of Agriculture
  553 U.S. 591Decided June 9, 20086–3John G. Roberts Jr.
• CBOCS West, Inc. v. Hedrick G. Humphries
  553 U.S. 442Decided May 27, 20087–2Stephen G. Breyer
• Myrna Gomez-Perez v. John E. Potter
  553 U.S. 474Decided May 27, 20086–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Federal Express Corporation v. Paul Holowecki
  552 U.S. 389Decided February 27, 20087–2Anthony M. Kennedy
• Sprint/united Management Company v. Ellen Mendelsohn
  552 U.S. 379Decided February 26, 20089–0Clarence Thomas
• Anthony Ash v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
  546 U.S. 454Decided February 21, 20069–0Per curiam
• Azel P. Smith v. City of Jackson
  544 U.S. 228Decided March 30, 20058–0John Paul Stevens
• General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Dennis Cline
  540 U.S. 581Decided February 24, 20046–3David H. Souter
• Clackamas Gastroenterology Associates, P. C. v. Deborah Wells
  538 U.S. 440Decided April 22, 20037–2John Paul Stevens
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Abner Morgan, Jr.
  536 U.S. 101Decided June 10, 20025–4Clarence Thomas
• Leonard Edelman v. Lynchburg College
  535 U.S. 106Decided March 19, 20029–0David H. Souter
• Akos Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A.
  534 U.S. 506Decided February 26, 20029–0Clarence Thomas
• Roger Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.
  530 U.S. 133Decided June 12, 20009–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Dolores M. Oubre v. Entergy Operations, Inc.
  522 U.S. 422Decided January 26, 19986–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Charles T. Robinson, Sr. v. Shell Oil Company
  519 U.S. 337Decided February 18, 19979–0Clarence Thomas
• Darlene Walters v. Metropolitan Educational Enterprises, Inc.
  519 U.S. 202Decided January 14, 19979–0Antonin Scalia
• James O'Connor v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corporation
  517 U.S. 308Decided April 1, 19969–0Antonin Scalia
• Gary M. McKnight v. General Motors Corporation
  511 U.S. 659Decided May 23, 19949–0Per curiam
• Barbara Landgraf v. Usi Film Products
  511 U.S. 244Decided April 26, 19948–1John Paul Stevens
• Maurice Rivers and Robert C. Davison v. Roadway Express, Inc.
  511 U.S. 298Decided April 26, 19948–1John Paul Stevens
• St. Mary's Honor Center v. Melvin Hicks
  509 U.S. 502Decided June 25, 19935–4Antonin Scalia
• Hazen Paper Company v. Walter F. Biggins
  507 U.S. 604Decided April 20, 19939–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Ellis Gregory, Jr. and Anthony P. Nugent, Jr. v. John D. Ashcroft
  501 U.S. 452Decided June 20, 19917–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association v. Angelo J. Solimino
  501 U.S. 104Decided June 10, 19919–0David H. Souter
• Charles Z. Stevens v. Department of the Treasury
  500 U.S. 1Decided April 24, 19919–0Harry A. Blackmun
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co.
  499 U.S. 244Decided March 26, 19916–3William H. Rehnquist
• Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio v. Betts
  492 U.S. 158Decided June 23, 19897–2Anthony M. Kennedy
• Patterson v. McLean Credit Union
  491 U.S. 164Decided June 15, 19895–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Lorance v. AT&T Technologies, Inc.
  490 U.S. 900Decided June 12, 19895–3Antonin Scalia
• Wards Cove Packing Co., Inc. v. Atonio
  490 U.S. 642Decided June 5, 19895–4Byron R. White
• Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust
  487 U.S. 977Decided June 29, 19888–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Commercial Office Products Co.
  486 U.S. 107Decided May 16, 19885–3Thurgood Marshall
• Ansonia Board of Education v. Philbrook
  479 U.S. 60Decided November 17, 19868–1William H. Rehnquist
• University of Tennessee v. Elliott
  478 U.S. 788Decided July 7, 19865–3Byron R. White
• Bazemore v. Friday
  478 U.S. 385Decided July 1, 19869–0Per curiam
• Johnson v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
  472 U.S. 353Decided June 17, 19859–0Thurgood Marshall
• Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Criswell
  472 U.S. 400Decided June 17, 19858–0John Paul Stevens
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Thurston
  469 U.S. 111Decided January 8, 19859–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Cooper v. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
  467 U.S. 867Decided June 25, 19848–0John Paul Stevens
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shell Oil Co.
  466 U.S. 54Decided April 2, 19849–0Thurgood Marshall
• Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Darrone
  465 U.S. 624Decided February 24, 19849–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Guardians Association v. Civil Service Commission of the City of New York
  463 U.S. 582Decided July 1, 19835–4Byron R. White
• W. R. Grace & Co. v. Local Union 759
  461 U.S. 757Decided May 31, 19839–0Harry A. Blackmun
• United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. Aikens
  460 U.S. 711Decided April 4, 19839–0William H. Rehnquist
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wyoming
  460 U.S. 226Decided March 2, 19835–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Connecticut v. Teal
  457 U.S. 440Decided June 21, 19825–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Sumitomo Shoji America, Inc. v. Avagliano
  457 U.S. 176Decided June 15, 19829–0Warren E. Burger
• Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.
  456 U.S. 461Decided May 17, 19825–4Byron R. White
• Pullman-Standard v. Swint
  456 U.S. 273Decided April 27, 19827–2Byron R. White
• American Tobacco Co. v. Patterson
  456 U.S. 63Decided April 5, 19825–4Byron R. White
• Chardon v. Fernandez
  454 U.S. 6Decided November 2, 19816–3Per curiam
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union of America
  451 U.S. 77Decided April 20, 19818–0John Paul Stevens
• Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine
  450 U.S. 248Decided March 4, 19819–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Associated Dry Goods Corp.
  449 U.S. 590Decided January 26, 19816–1Potter Stewart
• Delaware State College v. Ricks
  449 U.S. 250Decided December 15, 19805–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Mohasco Corp. v. Silver
  447 U.S. 807Decided June 23, 19806–3John Paul Stevens
• California Brewers Assn. v. Bryant
  444 U.S. 598Decided February 20, 19804–3Potter Stewart
• Oscar Mayer & Co. v. Evans
  441 U.S. 750Decided May 21, 19795–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• County of Los Angeles v. Davis
  440 U.S. 625Decided March 27, 19795–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• New York City Transit Authority v. Beazer
  440 U.S. 568Decided March 21, 19796–3John Paul Stevens
• Harrah Independent School District v. Martin
  440 U.S. 194Decided February 26, 19799–0Per curiam
• Vance v. Bradley
  440 U.S. 93Decided February 22, 19798–1Byron R. White
• Board of Trustees of Keene State College v. Sweeney
  439 U.S. 24Decided November 13, 19785–4Per curiam
• Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters
  438 U.S. 567Decided June 29, 19789–0William H. Rehnquist
• United Air Lines, Inc. v. McMann
  434 U.S. 192Decided December 12, 19777–2Warren E. Burger
• Hazelwood School District v. United States
  433 U.S. 299Decided June 27, 19778–1Potter Stewart
• Occidental Life Insurance Company of California v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  432 U.S. 355Decided June 20, 19777–2Potter Stewart
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison
  432 U.S. 63Decided June 16, 19777–2Byron R. White
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States
  431 U.S. 324Decided May 31, 19777–2Potter Stewart
• United Air Lines, Inc. v. Evans
  431 U.S. 553Decided May 31, 19777–2John Paul Stevens
• Alexander v. Fioto
  430 U.S. 634Decided April 4, 19778–0John Paul Stevens
• International Union of Electrical v. Robbins & Myers, Inc.
  429 U.S. 229Decided December 20, 19769–0William H. Rehnquist
• Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer
  427 U.S. 445Decided June 28, 19769–0William H. Rehnquist
• McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co.
  427 U.S. 273Decided June 25, 19769–0Thurgood Marshall
• Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia
  427 U.S. 307Decided June 25, 19767–1Per curiam
• Washington v. Davis
  426 U.S. 229Decided June 7, 19767–2Byron R. White
• Brown v. General Services Administration
  425 U.S. 820Decided June 1, 19766–2Potter Stewart
• Chandler v. Roudebush
  425 U.S. 840Decided June 1, 19769–0Potter Stewart
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Federal Power Commission
  425 U.S. 662Decided May 19, 19768–0Potter Stewart
• Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co., Inc.
  424 U.S. 747Decided March 24, 19765–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody
  422 U.S. 405Decided June 25, 19757–1Potter Stewart
• Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.
  421 U.S. 454Decided May 19, 19756–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.
  415 U.S. 36Decided February 19, 19749–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
  411 U.S. 792Decided May 14, 19739–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Love v. Pullman Co.
  404 U.S. 522Decided January 17, 19727–0Potter Stewart
• Griggs v. Duke Power Co.
  401 U.S. 424Decided March 8, 19718–0Warren E. Burger
• Ramspeck v. Federal Trial Examiners Conference
  345 U.S. 128Decided March 9, 19536–3Sherman Minton
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Howard
  343 U.S. 768Decided June 9, 19526–3Hugo L. Black
• Kotch v. Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans
  330 U.S. 552Decided March 31, 19475–4Hugo L. Black

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