Nicholson v. W. L. York, Inc.

Summary

The Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari, leaving the Fifth Circuit's judgment in place. In a dissent, Justice Jackson argues that the Fifth Circuit erred by treating later discriminatory acts as merely the continued effects of earlier acts, contrary to established precedent that each discrete act of race discrimination under §1981 starts a new limitations clock. The dissent contends that Nicholson's claims filed within the four‑year period were timely and should have been reviewed.