| Litigants: | Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| Arguedate: | November 28 |
| Argueyear: | 1977 |
| Decidedate: | January 23 |
| Decideyear: | 1978 |
| Fullname: | Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| Usvol: | 434 |
| Uspage: | 412 |
| Parallelcitations: | 98 S. Ct. 694; 54 L. Ed. 2d 648; 16 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 502; 15 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) ¶ 8041 |
| Majority: | Stewart |
| Joinmajority: | Burger, Brennan, White, Marshall, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens |
| Notparticipating: | Blackmun |
| Lawsapplied: | Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 434 U.S. 412 (1978), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that interpreted 42 U.S.C. §1988(b) to generally not require unsuccessful plaintiffs in civil rights cases to pay attorney's fees to the defendant. There would be an exception, however, for plaintiffs that brought frivolous claims. This decision has essentially helped create one way fee shifting for plaintiffs in civil rights cases.[1]