Leonard Edelman v. Lynchburg College

Decided March 19, 2002. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 00-1072 · 535 U.S. 106 (2002) · Cited 238 times

Holding

The EEOC’s relation-back regulation is an unassailable interpretation of § 706.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
• Becker v. Montgomery · 532 U.S. 757 (2001)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Commercial Office Products Co. · 486 U.S. 107 (1988)
• Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134 (1944)
• General Electric Co. v. Gilbert · 429 U.S. 125 (1976)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co. · 499 U.S. 244 (1991)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shell Oil Co. · 466 U.S. 54 (1984)
• Delaware State College v. Ricks · 449 U.S. 250 (1980)
• Christensen v. Harris County · 529 U.S. 576 (2000)
• Davis v. Michigan Department of the Treasury · 489 U.S. 803 (1989)
• Love v. Pullman Co. · 404 U.S. 522 (1972)
• Smiley v. Citibank (South Dakota), N. A. · 517 U.S. 735 (1996)
• United States v. Morton · 467 U.S. 822 (1984)
• North Star Steel Co. v. Thomas · 515 U.S. 29 (1995)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Associated Dry Goods Corp. · 449 U.S. 590 (1981)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Scarborough v. Principi · 541 U.S. 401 (2004)
• Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki · 552 U.S. 389 (2008)
• Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. · 550 U.S. 618 (2007)
• National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. v. Brand X Internet Services · 545 U.S. 967 (2005)
• Woodford v. Ngo · 548 U.S. 81 (2006)
• General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline · 540 U.S. 581 (2004)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2002). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).