No. 23-997October Term 2024Decided Jun 20, 2025
Karyn D. Stanley, Petitioner v. City of Sanford, Florida
This case addressed whether a retired firefighter could sue her former employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for reducing her post-retirement health benefits.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 20, 2025
- What it's about
This case addressed whether a retired firefighter could sue her former employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for reducing her post-retirement health benefits. The Supreme Court ruled that the ADA's protections apply only to individuals who currently hold or desire a job, not to former employees who have already retired.
Question presented
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, does a former employee-who was qualified to perform her job and who earned post-employment benefits while employed-lose her right to sue over discrimination with respect to those benefits solely because she no longer holds her job?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Decision released Jun 20, 2025
- Area
Civil Rights
Timing
Decided June 20, 2025
The Court released its decision 158 days after oral argument on January 13, 2025. The median for cases argued in January is 127 days.
Documents
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology
Primary materials9
Supreme Court docket 23-997
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Primary case document
Supreme Court document | Mar 30, 2026
CourtListener docket record
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Questions Presented
brief | Mar 8, 2026
opinion
opinion | Jun 20, 2025
Stanley
opinion | Jun 20, 2025
Oral Arguments - Stanley
audio | Jan 13, 2025
Petition
brief | Mar 8, 2024
Lower Court Orders/Opinions
order | Dec 12, 2023