US EditionJackson, Sotomayor dissent as Supreme Court turns away Black dancer’s discrimination appeal
- The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday Black dancer Chanel Nicholson's appeal of a racial discrimination lawsuit involving Houston clubs.
- In August 2021, Nicholson initiated legal action alleging that several clubs imposed limits on hiring Black women, but most of her claims were dismissed by the courts as being filed after the statute of limitations had expired.
- The clubs allegedly enforced quotas restricting Black dancers, including statements like having 'too many Black girls' at venues between 2014 and 2021.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, calling the Fifth Circuit's ruling 'patently erroneous' and quoting that each discrete act starts a new limitations clock.
- The Court’s refusal leaves the lower court ruling intact, suggesting challenges for plaintiffs alleging pattern or practice discrimination under the statute of limitations.
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SCOTUS Refuses To Review Discrimination Case By Black Dancer Allegedly Told By Club Owners There Were ‘Too Many Black Girls’
Source: CHIP SOMODEVILLA / Getty On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal filed by a Black dancer in Houston, Texas, who claims she has been discriminated against by several Houston clubs that place limits on how many Black women they will hire to perform. According to The Hill, professional dancer Chanel Nicholson filed her lawsuit in August 2021, claiming the clubs listed as defendants violated a federal law against racial discri…
SCOTUS Refuses To Review Discrimination Case By Black Dancer Allegedly Told By Club Owners There Were 'Too Many Black Girls'
Source: CHIP SOMODEVILLA / Getty On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal filed by a Black dancer in Houston, Texas, who claims she has been discriminated against by several Houston clubs that place limits on how many Black women they will hire to perform. According to The Hill, professional dancer Chanel Nicholson filed her lawsuit in August 2021, claiming the clubs listed as defendants violated a federal law against racial discri…
Jackson and Sotomayor dissent from colleagues’ rejection of race discrimination appeal
Supreme Court Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor dissented from their colleagues’ refusal to hear a race discrimination case Monday, in a dispute that also tells a bigger story about the current state of the high court.
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