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Rod Warren, et al. v. Nucor Corporation
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-1132 · judgment September 9, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether the District Court’s and the Eighth Circuit’s focus on the isolated components of the McDonnell Douglas framework eviscerated the required summary judgment analysis of Petitioners’ race discrimination claims in contravention of this Court’s established precedent.
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Whether the Eighth Circuit’s decision creates a new procedural impasse forcing litigants to pursue claims in direct contravention of the established precedent of a circuit violating the doctrine of stare decisis.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Alexandra Crisanthi Siskopoulos
Siskopoulos Law Firm, LLP
For respondent
Melissa Kimberly Hodges
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Proceedings
- May 18 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 28 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
- Apr 24 2026Reply of petitioners Rod Warren, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Apr 10 2026Brief of respondent Nucor Corporation in opposition filed.
- Mar 09 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 10, 2026.
- Mar 04 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 11, 2026 to April 10, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 05 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 11, 2026)
- Nov 25 2025Application (25A614) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 6, 2026.
- Nov 20 2025Application (25A614) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 8, 2025 to February 6, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.