As everyone knows, I normally don’t blog more than once a week but there are exceptions. I had a bit of time this morning and this is a very short blog entry, so I decided to do a blog entry more than once this week. I am not at all sure about my schedule for
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But For Causation and Motivating Factor are Two Different Things
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Posted in 504, ADA, Federal Cases, Rehabilitation Act, Title I, Title II, Title V, Title VI of Civil Rights Act, Title VII
I have been absolutely slammed this week, which is why I am so late in getting a blog entry up for the week. Before getting started on the blog entry for the day, I do want to mention that the Department of Justice has now issued a final rule on website accessibility involving Title II…
Murray v. UBS Securities and its Possible Impact Upon ADA Jurisprudence
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The blog entry for the week is actually not an ADA case at all but it may have a substantial impact on the ADA universe. The case of the day is Murray v. UBS securities, LLC, a unanimous decision written by Justice Sotomayor, from the Supreme Court decided on February 8, 2024, here. It…
Retaliation and Sovereign Immunity
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Normally, as you all know, I don’t blog on more than one case in a week. However, I will be out of town the first part of next week, and I generally prefer to get blog entries up at the beginning of the week. I am also headed out of town the following week as…
Let’s Talk Attorney Fees in Serial Plaintiff Cases and Let’s Talk About the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
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Posted in ADA, Constitutional law, Federal Cases, Final Federal Regulations, Title I, Title V, Title VII
To start the new year, we are going to have a short discussion of a couple of cases dealing with attorney fees in the serial plaintiff context. Then, we are going to explore the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act that was just signed by Pres. Biden as part of the massive bill to keep the government…
The Greatest Hits 2022 Edition
Today’s blog entry is my yearly wrap up of the most popular blog entries for 2022. As I always do, there are some additional blog entries that I keep in the greatest hits category due to what I believe is their significance even though they may not be the most popular. With respect to the…
Just What Does Interference Actually Mean?
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Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, I want to congratulate the United States Soccer Men’s National Team on a valiant effort at the World Cup. Hopefully, a harbinger of good things to come. Also, things in Georgia are a bit bonkers at the moment. UGA is a number one seed in…
Ignorance is Bliss for Police
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Posted in 504, ADA, Constitutional law, Federal Cases, Final Federal Regulations, General, Rehabilitation Act, Title II, Title III, Title V
Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, the Atlanta Braves are world champions!! Our local school district is not going to have school tomorrow. It was senior skip day and the Atlanta Braves parade is tomorrow. So, the decision not to have school makes perfect sense. The community we live in is…
A Pair of Related Doctrines and a Big Win for Persons with Disabilities
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Posted in 504, ADA, Constitutional law, Federal Cases, Rehabilitation Act, State Cases, Title I, Title II, Title III, Title V
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,…
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…