Legal Opinion
Fort Bend Cnty. v. Davis
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 3, 2019No. 18-525PublishedCited by 360 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
*1846Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 proscribes discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 78 Stat. 255, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1). The Act also prohibits retaliation against persons who assert rights under the statute. § 2000e-3(a). As a precondition to the commencement of a Title VII action in court, a complainant must first file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission). § 2000e-5(e)(1), (f)(1). The question this case presents: Is Title VII's charge-filing precondition to suit a "jurisdictional"…
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