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
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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