Ali Boureslan v. Aramco, Arabian American Oil Co. And Aramco Service Company

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

We sit en banc in this case to consider a single question: whether Title VII regulates the employment practices of U.S. employers which employ U.S. citizens outside the United States. We affirm the district court’s order dismissing this suit.

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In his Title VII suit, Boureslan charged that while he was working in Saudi Arabia his employer, Arabian American Oil Co. (Aramco), discriminated against him because of his race, religion and national origin. Aramco’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction squarely raised the question whether Title VII's protection…