Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. 644 (2020)

Citation: Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. 644 (2020)
Parent Document: Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. 644 (2020)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2020-06-15
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4760997/bostock-v-clayton-county/ ↗

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Lesson number two-"the plaintiff 's sex need not be the sole or primary cause of the employer's adverse action," ante , at 1744-is similarly unhelpful. The standard of causation in these cases is whether sex is necessarily a "motivating factor" when an employer discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(m). But the essential question-whether discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity constitutes sex discrimination-would be the same no matter what causation standard applied. The Court's extensive discussion of causation standards is so much smoke.

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