EEOC v. ARABIAN AMERICAN OIL CO.

No. 89-1838.

499 U.S. 244 (1991)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. ARABIAN AMERICAN OIL CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided March 26, 1991


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Starr argued the cause for petitioners in both cases. With him on the briefs for petitioner in No. 89-1838 were Assistant Attorney General Dunne, Deputy Solicitor General Roberts, Stephen L. Nightingale, Donald R. Livingston, and Gwendolyn Young Reams. Michael A. Maness and Gerald M. Birnberg filed a brief for petitioner in No. 89-1845.

Paul L. Friedman argued the cause for respondents in both cases. With him on the brief were Thomas J. O'Sullivan, Anne D. Smith, John D. Roady, V. Scott Kneese, and Gregory B. Richards.


CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

These cases present the issue whether Title VII applies extraterritorially to regulate the employment practices of United States employers who employ United States citizens abroad. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that it does not, and we agree with that conclusion.

Petitioner Boureslan is a naturalized United States citizen who...

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