This factsheet summarizes three of the Supreme Court’s cases involving sexual harassment under Title IX (education) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (employment). In Gesber v. Lago Vista Independent School District, the Court addressed the issue of when a school district can be held liable for compensatory damages under Title IX, and in Faragher v. City of Boca Raton and Burlington Industries v. Ellerth, the Court clarified the standard of employer liability under Title VII for supervisor-to-employee harassment.
