Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis
Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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18-525 | 5th Cir. | Apr 22, 2019 | Jun 2, 2019 | 9-0 | Ginsburg | OT 2018 |
Holding: The charge-filing precondition to suit set out in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is not a jurisdictional requirement.
Judgment: Affirmed, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Ginsburg on June 2, 2019.
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