Groff v. DeJoy
Decided June 29, 2023. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 22-174 · 600 U.S. 447 (2023) · Cited 277 times
Holding
Title VII requires an employer that denies a religious accommodation to show that the burden of granting an accommodation would result in substantial increased costs in relation to the conduct of its particular business.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a concurring opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison · 432 U.S. 63 (1977)
- Groff v. DeJoy · 600 U.S. 447 (2023)
- Lemon v. Kurtzman · 403 U.S. 602 (1971)
- Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC · 576 U.S. 466 (2015)
- Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. · 575 U.S. 768 (2015)
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 431 U.S. 324 (1977)
- Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio · 490 U.S. 642 (1989)
- Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. · 550 U.S. 618 (2007)
- National Assn. of Mfrs. v. Department of Defense · 583 U.S. 109 (2018)
- Bartenwerfer v. Buckley · 598 U.S. 69 (2023)
Official text
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