Summary
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit over the discharge of an employee who refused to comply with a Michigan funeral home’s sex-specific dress code, which requires employees to dress in a manner sensitive to grieving family members and friends. The EEOC attempted to force the business to allow a biologically male employee to wear a female uniform while interacting with the public.
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Commentary
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Cameron CortmanJuly 02, 2020
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John BurschJune 24, 2020
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John BurschJune 18, 2020
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Michael FarrisJune 17, 2020
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Jessica Prol SmithJune 17, 2020
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Kate AndersonJune 16, 2020
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David CortmanJune 16, 2020
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Kristen WaggonerJune 16, 2020
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John BurschJune 15, 2020
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Ryan EversonJune 15, 2020
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Maureen CollinsJune 15, 2020
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Sarah KramerApril 17, 2020
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Ryan EversonApril 09, 2020
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John BurschApril 02, 2020
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Gabrielle Wast | U. Pittsburgh School of Law, USMarch 15, 2020
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John BurschNovember 27, 2019
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Alexis LightcapNovember 20, 2019
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John BurschOctober 31, 2019
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John BurschOctober 15, 2019
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John BurschOctober 10, 2019
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Michael FarrisOctober 08, 2019
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Maureen CollinsOctober 08, 2019
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Jay HobbsOctober 07, 2019
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John BurschOctober 02, 2019
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John BurschSeptember 26, 2019
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John BurschSeptember 25, 2019
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John BurschAugust 19, 2019
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John BurschJuly 26, 2019
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Thomas RostJuly 03, 2019
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Thomas RostJuly 03, 2019
Case Documents
Additional Resources
One-page summary
U.S. Supreme Court oral argument transcript and audio
John Bursch: What the ACLU didn’t tell you at the Emmys about the Harris Supreme Court case (Washington Examiner, 2019-09-26)
John Bursch: Much at stake in transgender Supreme Court case (Detroit News, 2019-09-25)
John Bursch: SCOTUS must reaffirm the meaning of ‘sex’ in antidiscrimination law (National Review, 2019-08-19)
John Bursch: This lawsuit over ‘sex’ and ‘gender identity’ will have sweeping implications (Daily Signal, 2019-07-26)
Thomas Rost: I did what was best for my business. Will the Supreme Court punish me for it? (Washington Post, 2019-07-03)
John Bursch: HHS restores legal meaning of ‘sex’—what will US Supreme Court, Congress do? (The Hill, 2019-06-13)
Kristen Waggoner: The Left preaches diversity while forcing conformity through culture and courts (The Federalist, 2019-06-11)
Kristen Waggoner: Bureaucrats shouldn’t be involved in gender politics at funeral homes (Daily Caller, 2019-05-01)
Jeana Hallock: SCOTUS to rule on whether men can wear women’s clothes on the job (The Federalist, 2019-04-29)
Thomas Rost: EEOC uses my funeral homes to rewrite laws (Detroit News, 2019-04-25)
David Cortman: Keep the government out of the grieving process (National Review, 2019-04-23)
Jay Hobbs: Should grieving families be forced to deal with a cross-dressing funeral home employee? (Daily Caller, 2018-11-25)