Below are Supreme Court sexual harassment cases and, below that, a broader list of federal and state sexual harassment cases.
Supreme Court Cases
Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education, 526 U.S. 629 (1999)
The Supreme Court first addressed peer sexual harassment in education in the 1999 case of Davis v. Monroe County Board ...
Kolstad v. American Dental Association, 527 U.S. 526 (1999)
In Kolstad v. American Dental Association, 527 U.S. 526 (1999), the Supreme Court ruled on when a jury can award punitive ...
Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders, 542 U.S. 129 (2004)
In Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders, 542 U.S. 129 (2004), the Supreme Court evaluated the circumstances under which an employee ...
Crawford v. Metro. Gov’t. of Nashville and Davidson Cnty. Tenn., 555 U.S. 271 (2009)
In Crawford v. Metro. Gov’t. of Nashville and Davidson Cnty. Tenn., 555 U.S. 271 (2009), the Supreme Court offered guidance ...
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, 490 U.S. 228 (1989)
For the opinion For the oral argument For a personal account by Ann Hopkins of her life and case ...
Vance v. Ball State University, 570 U.S. 421 (2013)
In Vance v. Ball State University, 570 U.S. 421 (2013), the Supreme Court discusses the definition of a "supervisor" for ...
All Cases
Bundy v. Jackson, 641 F.2d 934 (D.C. Cir. 1981)
Sandra G. Bundy v. Delbert Jackson, 641 F.2d 934 (D.C. Cir. 1981) was the first successful appellate court hostile environment ...
Henson v. City of Dundee, 682 F.2d 897 (11th Cir. 1982).
Henson v. City of Dundee, 682 F.2d 897 (11th Cir. 1982) established the prima facie case for sexual harassment under Title ...
Shellhammer v. Lewallen No. C 82-689 (W.D. Ohio, Nov. 22, 1983)
A trial court in the Western District of Ohio was the first federal court to consider sexual harassment in housing ...
The Supreme Court Speaks: Meritor Saving Bank, FSB v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986)
In the first Supreme Court on sexual harassment, the Justices ruled in Meritor Saving Bank, FBS v. Vinson, 477 U.S ...
Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools, 503 U.S. 60 (1992)
The Supreme Court ruled in Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools, 503 U.S. 60 (1992) that students may bring a ...
Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., 824 F. Supp. 847 (D. Minn. 1993).
Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., 824 F. Supp. 847 (D. Minn. 1993) was the first successful class action lawsuit. The ...