Today’s blog entry is a discussion of two related cases. The comes from the first case comes out of the 11th Circuit. It is Behr v. Campbell, here, and it discusses the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. That decision is a published decision decided on August 12, 2021. The second decision is Lund v. Cowan,
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Physical Characteristics but not Physical Impairments Require a Look Behind the Hood
Back in July of 2020, I blogged on the case of Colton v. Fehrer Automotive, North America, LLC., here. That case explored the question of whether a 4’6” tall person has a disability under the ADA. The District Court threw the case out because the plaintiff did not allege any underlying reason for her…
Even the EEOC Can Get Itself Sued and Have to go Through Discovery
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Before getting started with the blog entry of the day, I want to congratulate the Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Dodgers for getting to the World Series. Tampa Bay won in seven games. The Dodgers came back and beat the Braves after trailing 3-1. Good luck to both. Sports are an escape in…
2017 Understanding the ADA Greatest Hits
It is time for the top 10 plus three of 2017. For the most part, the greatest hits, but not of all of their order of popularity stayed the same from 2016 to 2017, except for one entry (negligence per se dropped out of the top 10 and was replaced by the history of ADA…
Sovereign Immunity and Title II and III of ADA: This Case Should be Appealed
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Today’s case, Glueck v. National Conference of Bar Examiners illustrates the perils of proceeding pro se. The case is certainly worth appealing to the Fifth Circuit. However, the plaintiff is now proceeding with a constitutional challenge to various statutes, which I don’t think will go anywhere. At any rate, the case bears discussing and it…
Proving up ADA Interference Claims and Other Questions
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Today’s case is from the Seventh Circuit, Frakes v. Peoria School District No. 150. This case is the first federal case I am aware of dealing with how do you go about proving a prima facie case for interference under the ADA. The ADA at 42 U.S.C. §12203 contains both retaliation and interference claims. The…
Understanding The ADA 2016 Top 10 Blog Entries +2
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Posted in ADA, Constitutional law, Federal Cases, Final Federal Regulations, Guidances, Title I, Title II, Title III, Title V
It is time for the top 10 of 2016. For the most part, the greatest hits stayed the same during the course of the whole year. I believe I updated the greatest hits at the end of the first quarter of this year and then did not do so after that. There were only two…
A Donald Trump Administration and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Before moving on to the post of the week, you will notice that the blog has a new look and feel. I upgraded the blog so that it is better able to be used on mobile devices and more importantly the upgrade increases its ability to be accessible. Besides the look, you will see that…
Does the Department Of Justice Have Standing to Sue or Intervene to Enforce Title II of the ADA
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Posted in ADA, Federal Cases, Final Federal Regulations, Rehabilitation Act, Title I, Title II, Title III, Title V
Before we get started on the blog entry of the day, a couple of housekeeping matters are in order. First, you may be wondering why my website/blog site and my professional email went down last week. The company that was hosting my website was bought out by another company, and there were some mechanical things…
Just When Does The Statute of Limitations Begin to Run in a Failure to Accommodate Claim and Other Issues
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As everyone knows, my blog entries usually go up on Monday of a given week. Obviously, I missed last week. Last week my daughter was on break and my wife also took the week off. So, lots of family things going on. We also have out-of-town company in for an extended weekend, but I am…