No. 23-7490October Term 2024Decided Jun 2, 2025
Nicholson v. W. L. York, Inc.
This case involves a dispute over whether the continuing violations doctrine, which extends the statute of limitations for certain claims, applies to pattern-or-practice discrimination claims or is limited solely to hostile work environment claims.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 2, 2025
- What it's about
This case involves a dispute over whether the continuing violations doctrine, which extends the statute of limitations for certain claims, applies to pattern-or-practice discrimination claims or is limited solely to hostile work environment claims.
Question presented
Whether the continuing violations doctrine applies to claims premised on a pattern or practice of discrimination, or instead applies only in the context of hostile work environment claims?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released Jun 2, 2025
- Area
Civil Rights
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Apr 30, 2026
- Method
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