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No. 23-7490October Term 2024Decided Jun 2, 2025

Docket 23-7490October Term 2024 (2024–2025)

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
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 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

Grounding