Lilly M. Ledbetter v. the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Inc.

Decided May 29, 2007. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 05-1074 · 550 U.S. 618 (2007) · Cited 539 times

Holding

Because the later effects of past discrimination do not restart the clock for filing an EEOC charge, Ledbetter’s claim is untimely.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Morgan · 536 U.S. 101 (2002)
• Bazemore v. Friday · 478 U.S. 385 (1986)
• Delaware State College v. Ricks · 449 U.S. 250 (1980)
• United Air Lines, Inc. v. Evans · 431 U.S. 553 (1977)
• Lorance v. At&t Technologies, Inc. · 490 U.S. 900 (1989)
• Local Lodge No. 1424, International Ass'n of MacHinists v. National Labor Relations Board · 362 U.S. 411 (1960)
• Mohasco Corp. v. Silver · 447 U.S. 807 (1980)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 431 U.S. 324 (1977)
• Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
• Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust · 487 U.S. 977 (1988)
• Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 432 U.S. 355 (1977)
• International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. Robbins & Myers, Inc. · 429 U.S. 229 (1976)
• Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins · 490 U.S. 228 (1989)
• Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
• Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 455 U.S. 385 (1982)
• United States v. Kubrick · 444 U.S. 111 (1979)
• American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah · 414 U.S. 538 (1974)
• Corning Glass Works v. Brennan · 417 U.S. 188 (1974)
• Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio · 490 U.S. 642 (1989)
• Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 392 U.S. 481 (1968)
• Local Number 93, International Ass'n of Firefighters v. City of Cleveland · 478 U.S. 501 (1986)
• Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · 321 U.S. 342 (1944)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 458 U.S. 219 (1982)
• Chardon v. Fernandez · 454 U.S. 6 (1981)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Commercial Office Products Co. · 486 U.S. 107 (1988)
• Edelman v. Lynchburg College · 535 U.S. 106 (2002)
• Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board · 528 U.S. 320 (2000)
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792 (1973)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Hazelwood School District v. United States · 433 U.S. 299 (1977)

Cited by

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

• Green v. Brennan · 578 U.S. 547 (2016)
• Vance v. Ball State Univ. · 570 U.S. 421 (2013)
• Lewis v. City of Chicago · 560 U.S. 205 (2010)
• Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors · 603 U.S. 799 (2024)
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes · 564 U.S. 338 (2011)
• Groff v. DeJoy · 600 U.S. 447 (2023)
• Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta · 597 U.S. 629 (2022)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2007). 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).