Supreme Court Cases
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Fry v. Napolean Community Schools
The Court clarifies the definition of “disabled” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and allows students to bring lawsuits directly under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) without requesting an administrative hearing under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) when their claim is not related to the adequacy of their education
Year: 2017
Case Category:
- Service Animals, Title II and IDEA
BRAGDON v. ABBOTT (97-156) 107 F.3d 934
- Whether asymptomatic HIV is a disability under the ADA.
- When deciding whether a private health care provider must perform invasive procedures on an infectious patient in his office, should courts defer to the provider’s professional judgment, as long as it is reasonable in light of then current medical knowledge?
Year: 1998
Case Category:
- Definition of Disability
SPECTOR v. NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE LTD.
- Whether Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to foreign flag cruise ships while sailing in U.S. waters or while at U.S. ports.
Year: 2005
Case Category:
- Title III and Foreign Ships
TENNESSEE v. LANE
- Whether Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a proper exercise of Congress’ power under Section 5 of the 14th Amendment and thus validly abrogates state sovereign immunity.
Year: 2004
Case Category:
- Title II and Courthouse Access
RAYTHEON CO. v. HERNANDEZ
- Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act confers preferential rehire rights on employees lawfully terminated for misconduct, such as illegal drug use.
Year: 2003
Case Category:
- Employer Rehire Policy
CLACKAMAS GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.C. v. WELLS (01-1435) 271 F.3d 903
- Whether the four physician-shareholders who own the professional corporation and constitute its board of directors are counted as employees for purposes of determining whether or not the corporation was covered under the Employment Provisions of the ADA by having 15 or more employees.
Year: 2003
Case Category:
- Definition of Employee
US AIRWAYS, INC. v. BARNETT (00-1250) 228 F.3d 1105
- How the ADA resolves a potential conflict between the interests of a disabled worker who seeks assignment to a particular position as a “reasonable accommodation” and the interests of other workers with superior rights to bid for the job under an employer’s seniority system.
- Does the accommodation demand trump the seniority system?
Year: 2002
Case Category:
- Reasonable Accommodation
BARNES v. GORMAN (01-682) 257 F.3d 738
- Whether punitive damages may be awarded in a private cause of action brought under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Year: 2002
Case Category:
- Punitive and Compensatory Damages
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. v. ECHAZABAL (00-1406) 226 F.3d 1063
- Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 permits a regulation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which authorizes refusal to hire an individual because his performance on the job would endanger his own health, owing to a disability (direct threat to self).
Year: 2002
Case Category:
- Direct Threat
TOYOTA MOTOR MFG., KY, INC. v. WILLIAMS (00-1089) 224 F.3d 840
- What is the proper standard for determining whether an individual is substantially limited in performing manual tasks.
Year: 2002
Case Category:
- Definition of Disability
