U.S. 18-107 Case History
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc., Petitioner v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, et al.
No. 18-107, Docket
Court: United States Supreme Court
Docketed: July 24, 2018
Lower Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 16-2424
Decision Date: March 7, 2018
Question Presented (limited to the following question)
Whether title VII prohibits discrimination against transgender people based on (1) their status as transgender or (2) sex stereotyping under Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, 490 u. S. 228 (1989).
ORAL ARGUMENT
- Argument set for Tuesday, October 8, 2019 AUDIO [Transcript]
- Solicitor General’s motion for divided argument (08/22/2019); [GRANTED 9/11/19]
BRIEFS ON THE MERITS
See Parties’ Briefing Proposal
- Respondent Aimee Stephens and Joint Appendix (06/26/2019)
- Petitioner R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. (08/16/2019)
- Respondent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (08/16/2019)
- Aimee Stephens Reply (09/10/2019)
Amicus Briefs in support of Respondent Aimee Stephens
- The Women’s and Children’s Advocacy Project, Equal Means Equal, and Allies Reaching for Equality (07/02/2019)
- Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund and 33 Organizations Serving Transgender Individuals (07/02/2019)
- Employment Discrimination Law Scholars (07/03/2019)
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Members of the Legal Profession and Appendix (07/03/2019)
- Altria Group, Inc. (07/03/2019)
- William N. Eskridge Jr. and Andrew M. Koppelman (07/03/2019)
- Professors Samuel R. Bagenstos, Michael C. Dorf, Martin S. Lederman, Leah M. Litman, and Margo Schlanger (07/03/2019)
- Anti-Discrimination Scholars (07/03/2019)
- Anti-Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Gender-Based Violence Organizations (07/03/2019)
- Scholars Who Study the Transgender Population (07/03/2019)
- Legal Aid Society (07/03/2019)
- Statutory Interpretation and Equality Law Scholars (07/03/2019)
- The Southern Poverty Law Center, et al. (07/03/2019)
- 206 Businesses and Intel Corp Joinder (07/03/2019) Joinder letter not accepted (7/05/2019)
- Modern Military Association of America and Transgender American Veterans Association (07/03/2019)
- States of Illinois, New York, et al. (07/03/2019)
- Philosophy Professors (07/03/2019)
- Historians (07/03/2019)
- National Education Association, et al. (07/03/2019)
- American Bar Association (07/03/2019)
- interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth, et al. (07/03/2019)
- Business Organizations (07/03/2019)
- The Trevor Project, PFLAG, and Family Equality (07/03/2019)
- Muslim Bar Association of New York, et al. (07/03/2019)
- The American Medical Association, et al. (07/03/2019)
- Law & History Professors (07/03/2019)
- Local Governments and Mayors (07/03/2019)
- National LGBT Bar Association, et al. (07/03/2019)
- American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (07/03/2019)
- Kenneth B. Mehlman et al. (07/03/2019)
- Corpus-Linguistics Scholars Professors Brian Slocum,et al. (07/03/2019)
- The Presiding Bishop and President of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church, et al. (07/03/2019)
- Former Executive Branch Officials and Leaders, et al. (07/03/2019)
- Members of Congress (07/03/2019)
- Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (07/03/2019)
- Women CEOs and Other C-Suite Executives and Appendix (07/03/2019)
- GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, National Center for Lesbian Rights, et al. [Corrected] (07/03/2019)
- Transgender Law Center, Center for Constitutional Rights, and 44 Other Non-Profit and Grassroots Organizations (07/03/2019)
- Wisconsin Advocacy Organizations (07/03/2019)
- Walter Dellinger, et al. (07/03/2019)
- American Psychological Association, et al. (07/03/2019)
- National Women’s Law Center, et al. (07/03/2019)
- Wisconsin Advocacy Organizations (07/03/2019)
- Impact Fund, et al. and List of Additional Amici (07/03/2019)
- Service Employees International Union, et al. (07/03/2019)
- Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and 57 Civil Rights Organizations and Appendix (07/03/2019)
- Georgia Equality and Appendix (07/09/2019)
Amicus Briefs in support of Petitioner Harris Funeral Homes
- Foundation for Moral Law (08/16/2019)
- The H.T. Hackney Co. (08/20/2019)
- Women’s Liberation Front (08/20/2019)
- Center for Arizona Policy (08/20/2019)
- First Liberty Institute (08/20/2019)
- Advocates for Faith and Freedom (08/21/2019)
- Defend My Privacy, et al. (08/21/2019)
- Ryan T. Anderson (08/21/2019)
- David A. Robinson (08/21/2019)
- Great Lakes Justice Center (08/21/2019)
- New Civil Liberties Alliance (08/22/2019)
- Dr. Paul R. McHugh, M.D. (08/22/2019)
- Institute for Faith and Family and Christian Family Coalition (08/22/2019)
- Free Speech Advocates (08/22/2019)
- Scholars of Philosophy, Theology, Law, Politics, History, Literature, and the Sciences (08/22/2019)
- Independent Women’s Forum, et al. (08/22/2019)
- National Medical and Policy Groups That Study Sex and Gender Identity (08/22/2019)
- National Organization for Marriage and Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence (08/22/2019)
- Professor W. Burlette Carter (08/22/2019)
- National Association of Evangelicals, et al. and Appendix (08/22/2019)
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, et al. (08/22/2019)
- American Public Philosophy Institute (08/22/2019)
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, et al. (08/23/2019)
- Members of Congress (08/23/2019)
- Center for Religious Expression (08/23/2019)
- Council of Christian Colleges & Universities, et al. (08/23/2019)
- Religious Freedom Institute’s Islam & Religious Freedom Action Team, et al. (08/23/2019)
- States of Tennessee, et al. (08/23/2019)
- Scholars of Family and Sexuality (08/23/2019)
- Business Organizations (08/23/2019)
- Walt Heyer, et al. (08/23/2019)
- Women Business Owners and CEOs (08/23/2019)
- Public Advocate of the United States, et al. (08/23/2019)
- William J. Bennett (08/23/2019)
- Liberty Counsel (08/23/2019)
- Family Policy Groups (08/23/2019)
- Christian Employers Alliance (08/23/2019)
- Judicial Watch, Inc. (08/23/2019)
- Military Spouses (08/23/2019)
CERT PETITION and RESPONSES
- Petition for a writ of certiorari with attached Appendix (07/20/2018)
- Petitioner’s Notice of Related Cases (09/13/2018)
- Petitioner’s Letter re Wittmer v. Phillips 66 (02/15/2019)
- Responses (10/24/2018)
- Petitioner’s Reply (11/06/2018)
Amicus Briefs in support of Petitioner
- Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty (08/23/2018)
- Foundation for Moral Law
- States of Nebraska, et al.
- Public Advocate of the United States, et al.
- DISTRIBUTED for Conferences:
- November 30, 2018 (11/07/2018); Rescheduled November 26
- December 7, 2018 (12/03/2018); Rescheduled December 3
- January 4, 2019 (12/20/2018)
- January 11, 2019 (01/07/2019)
- January 18, 2019 (01/18/2019)
- February 15, 2019 (02/04/2019)
- February 22, 2019 (02/19/2019)
- March 1, 2019 (02/25/2019)
- March 15, 2019 (03/11/2019)
- March 22, 2019 (03/18/2019)
- March 29, 2019 (03/25/2019)
- April 12, 2019 (04/08/2019)
- April 18, 2019 (04/15/2019); Petition granted April 22
Last updated 10/02/2019; thru 8/16/19