 The lawsuit eventually reached the Supreme Court, which denied her claim because she did not file suit 180 days from the date of the discriminatory policy that led to her reduced paycheck, though the paycheck itself was issued during the 180-day period.The Supreme Court did not consider the issue of whether a plaintiff's late discovery of a discriminatory action would excuse a failure to file within the 180-day period because her attorneys conceded it would have made no difference in her case.In dissent, United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote