Green v. Brennan

Green v. Brennan
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 30, 2015 Decided May 23, 2016
Full case name	Marvin Green, Petitioner v. Megan J. Brennan, Postmaster General
Docket no.	14-613
Citations	578 U.S. ___ (more) 136 S. Ct. 1769; 195 L. Ed. 2d 44
Opinion announcement	Opinion announcement
Holding
When filing a workplace discrimination complaint under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the filing period begins only after an employee resigns. The filing period begins at the time that the employee gives notice of resignation, not the effective date of resignation.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Anthony Kennedy · Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan
Case opinions
Majority	Sotomayor, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Concurrence	Alito (in judgment)
Dissent	Thomas
Laws applied
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Green v. Brennan, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that when filing a workplace discrimination complaint under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the filing period begins only after an employee resigns. The filing period begins at the time that the employee gives notice of resignation, not the effective date of resignation.^[1][2]