HARRISON v. BROOKHAVEN SCHOOL DISTRICT

No. 21-60771.

82 F.4th 427 (2023)

LaRenda J. HARRISON, Ed. D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BROOKHAVEN SCHOOL DISTRICT, City of Brookhaven, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED September 21, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Wolfman (argued), Georgetown Law Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic, Washington, DC, Keith L. Gates , Ridgeland, MS, Madeline Meth , Boston University Civil Litigation and Justice Clinic, Boston, MA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Susan Fahey Desmond, Esq. (argued), Jackson Lewis, P.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Anna Marks Baldwin (argued), Bonnie Ilene Robin-Vergeer , Senior Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae United States.

Before Willett, Engelhardt, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.


Until August of 2023, LaRenda Harrison's complained-of acts in this case would not have stated a Title VII claim because they did not concern an "ultimate employment decision" under our older (and narrower) Title VII precedent. But our recent en banc case, Hamilton v. Dallas Cnty., No. 21-10133, 79 F.4th 494, 497 (5th Cir. Aug. 18, 2023...

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