Supreme Court of the United States

Small v. Memphis Gas, Light & Water

April 5, 2021

Summary

Justice Gorsuch, joined by Justice Alito, dissented from the Court’s denial of the petition for a writ of certiorari. The dissent argues that the Supreme Court’s Hardison decision, which limits the Title VII undue‑hardship standard to a de minimis cost, is inconsistent with the statutory text and with the more demanding standards applied in other civil‑rights statutes.