Bostock v. Clayton County

590 U.S. 644 · U.S. Supreme Court

Holding and boundaries

Title VII's prohibition on discrimination because of sex covers discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender status.

Scope and limitations: The decision addresses employment under Title VII and reserved religious-liberty and other statutory questions.

Open authoritative source

3 issue placements

Employment & Housing Equality

Bostock v. Clayton County supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Employment & Housing Equality. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The decision addresses employment under Title VII and reserved religious-liberty and other statutory questions.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

LGBTQ+ Military Service

Bostock v. Clayton County supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to LGBTQ+ Military Service. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The decision addresses employment under Title VII and reserved religious-liberty and other statutory questions.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Trans Participation in Public Life

Bostock v. Clayton County supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Trans Participation in Public Life. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The decision addresses employment under Title VII and reserved religious-liberty and other statutory questions.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Publication and provenance

The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.

Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.