Bostock v. Clayton County

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Case Number:

1:16-cv-01460

Court:

Georgia Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Eleanor L. Ross

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  1. October 17, 2022

    Bias Suit That Led To High Court LGBTQ Rights Ruling Settles

    A Georgia county has reached a deal with an ex-worker who said he was fired for being gay, more than two years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a blockbuster ruling in their case declaring federal law shields gay and transgender workers from job discrimination.

  2. July 13, 2022

    Georgia Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2022

    The former Georgia municipal court worker whose sex bias case led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling is gearing up for trial in one of the biggest Georgia cases to watch in the second half of 2022.

  3. June 08, 2022

    Bostock's Bias Case May Be Headed For Trial

    The lawsuit that led to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that federal law shields gay and transgender workers from job discrimination may go to trial after a federal judge suggested there were too many factual disputes in play to hand a Georgia county or a gay ex-worker an early win.

  4. January 25, 2021

    Bostock Rips Into Judge For Rejecting Claim In Sex Bias Suit

    The municipal worker who convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that federal law forbids workplace bias based on sexual orientation and gender identity said Monday that a Georgia federal judge erred by refusing to let him add a retaliation claim to his case.

  5. January 11, 2021

    Bostock Can't Add Claim Against Ga. County In Sex Bias Suit

    The municipal worker at the heart of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that federal law shields gay and transgender workers from job discrimination may not add a retaliation claim against a Georgia county after a local judge criticized the ruling, a Georgia federal judge has determined.

  6. November 24, 2020

    Bostock Says Judge Was Trash-Talking After High Court Win

    The former Georgia municipal worker at the heart of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that federal law shields gay and transgender workers from job discrimination said a county judge publicly bad-mouthed him in retaliation for the high court's June decision.