No. 25-1340October Term 2025Before Arguments
Blessing Nwosu, Petitioner v. 1600 West Loop South, L.L.C., et al.
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether an African American restaurant patron who was singled out and had a wool shawl forcibly placed on her without warning or consent while an entire restaurant of similarly- or more casually-dressed non-Black patrons sat undisturbed is barred from recovering under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 merely because she had the grace and composure to stay in the restaurant on behalf of her friend?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Accepted by the Court
- Area
Supreme Court case awaiting argument
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Sep 1, 2026
- Method
- Methodology