No. 18-107October Term 2019Decided Jun 15, 2020
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. v. EEOC
Aimee Stephens was fired from her job as a funeral director after informing her employer that she intended to transition from male to female.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 15, 2020
- What it's about
Aimee Stephens was fired from her job as a funeral director after informing her employer that she intended to transition from male to female. The Supreme Court decided that firing an employee for being transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on sex.
Question presented
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).
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit / Decision released Jun 15, 2020
- Area
Civil Rights
Timing
Decided June 15, 2020
The Court released its decision 251 days after oral argument on October 8, 2019. The median for cases argued in October is 139 days.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Sep 5, 2026
- Method
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