Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased protections for LGBTQ+ employees
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Affirmed lower court ruling
Expanded protections under federal law Influenced_workplace_policies_across_the_U.S. |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Civil rights case
No. 17-1618 |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
6-3 ruling |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:U.S._Supreme_Court
June 15, 2020 |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part of a series of cases addressing LGBTQ+ rights
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| gptkbp:homeGround |
Part of a broader movement for LGBTQ+ rights
Decision affected millions of workers in the U.S. Involved interpretation of federal law Legal challenge to employment discrimination Legal arguments centered on the meaning of 'sex' in Title VII. Clayton_County_argued_Title_VII_does_not_cover_sexual_orientation Bostock's_termination_was_based_on_sexual_orientation Bostock_was_fired_for_being_gay Supreme_Court's_decision_clarified_legal_protections Case_arose_from_a_Georgia_county's_employment_practices Bostock_argued_Title_VII_protections_apply_to_sexual_orientation |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bostock v. Clayton County
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced LGBTQ+ rights in the workplace
|
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito
Justice Clarence Thomas Textualism Set a precedent for future discrimination cases Supreme_Court_review_of_lower_court_decisions |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:Lambda_Legal gptkb:Title_VII_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act October 8, 2019 Employment discrimination based on sexual orientation Landmark ruling for LGBTQ+ employment rights |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Equality Act
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Significant for civil rights law
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Title_VII_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964_protects_against_discrimination_based_on_sexual_orientation
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| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:Gerald_Bostock
gptkb:Clayton_County,_Georgia |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Neil_Gorsuch
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Expanded interpretation of sex discrimination
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Mixed reactions from various groups
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
R.G._&_G.R._Harris_Funeral_Homes_Inc._v._Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission
Altitude_Express,_Inc._v._Zarda |
| gptkbp:significance |
gptkb:First_Supreme_Court_case_to_rule_on_sexual_orientation_discrimination
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