Petitions of the day
By Aurora Barnes
on Jun 15, 2018

The petitions of the day are:
17-1623
Issue: Whether the prohibition in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1), against employment discrimination “because of . . . sex” encompasses discrimination based on an individual’s sexual orientation.
17-1618
Issue: Whether discrimination against an employee because of sexual orientation constitutes prohibited employment discrimination “because of . . . sex” within the meaning of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda
Recommended Citation:
Aurora Barnes,
Petitions of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Jun. 15, 2018, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2018/06/petition-of-the-day-1403/