Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
06-1595	6th Cir.	Oct 8, 2008	Jan 26, 2009	9-0	Souter	OT 2008

Issue: Whether and to what extent Title VIIâ€™s anti-retaliation provision protects employees from being fired for cooperating with an employerâ€™s internal sexual harassment investigation.

Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice David Souter on January 26, 2009.

SCOTUSblog Coverage

Argument Recap: Crawford v. Nashville (Kristina Moore, October 13, 2008)
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Conference Call: Employer Retaliation Again in the Spotlight (Ben Winograd, January 7, 2008)

Briefs and Documents

Merit briefs

Brief for Petitioner Vicky S. Crawford
Brief for Respondent the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee
Reply Brief for Petitioner Vicky S. Crawford

Amicus briefs

Brief for the Tennessee Education Association and the Metropolitan Nashville Education Association in Support of Petitioner
Brief for the National Employment Lawyers Association, the American Association of University Professors, the National Employment Law Project, and Public Justice, P.C. in Support of Petitioner
Brief for the United States of America in Support of Petitioner
Brief for Ohio and 19 Other States and Commonwealths in Support of Petitioner
Brief for National Women’s Law Center, et al., in Support of Petitioner
Brief for Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund in Support of Petitioner
Brief for National School Board Association in Support of Respondent
Brief for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in Support of Respondent
Brief for the Equal Employment Advisory Council and the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center in Support of Respondent

Certiorari-stage documents

Opinion below (6th Circuit)
Petition for certiorari
Petition for certiorari
Brief in opposition
Brief of National Employment Lawyers Association in support of Petitioner
Brief of Tennessee Education Association, et al. in support of Petitioner
Brief of the United States in support of Petitioner

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Briefs and Documents

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