Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 3, 2019 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- June 3, 2019
- Term
- October Term 2018
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Ginsburg
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome
- Petitioning party lost
- Ideological direction
- Liberal
Opinion excerpt
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2018 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U.S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS v. DAVIS CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 18–525. Argued April 22, 2019—Decided June 3, 2019 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in em- ployment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 42 U.S. C . §2000e–2(a)(1). The Act instructs a complainant, before commencing a Title VII action in court, to file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission). §2000e‒5(e)(1), (f)(1). On receipt of a charge, the EEOC is to notify the employer and investigate the allegations. §2000e‒5(b). The Commission may “endeavor to eliminate [the] alleged unlawful em- ployment practice by informal methods of . . . conciliation.” Ibid. The EEOC also has first option to “bring a civil action” against the em- ployer in court. §2000e‒5(f)(1). But the Commission has no authori- ty itself to adjudicate…
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