As promised below is the greatest hits for the Understanding the ADA blog for 2025. Some of the entries that appear in the greatest hits section were not the greatest hits of 2025, but are so important that I keep them in there any way. Here goes the list for 2025 in reverse order of
Constitutional law
Are Retaliation and Interference Claims Viable under the Rehabilitation Act in Employment Matters? The Sixth Circuit Says No
By William Goren on
Posted in 501, 504, ADA, Constitutional law, Federal Cases, Final Federal Regulations, Rehabilitation Act, Title I, Title IX
Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, a housekeeping matter, I am thinking that there may be one additional substantive blog for the rest of the year before I do the 2025 greatest hits. My thinking is that one more substantive blog entry after this will appear the week of December 8.…
Eighth Amendment, Title II, and Nondelegable Duty
By William Goren on
Posted in 1983, 504, ADA, Constitutional law, Federal Cases, Final Federal Regulations, Rehabilitation Act, Title I
Today’s blog entry is a published decision from the Third Circuit, Montanez v. Price, here decided on October 8, 2025 (which was my birthday). It discusses a series of issues, including: the Eighth Amendment; what is a program, service, and/or activity; and nondelegable duty. More specifically, the blog entry is divided into the following categories…
Landlords Can Charge a Fee for ESA’s/Pets and the Impact of Loper Bright
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Posted in ADA, Administrative law, Constitutional law, Fair Housing Act, Federal Cases, Guidances, Title III
This week’s blog entry come to me courtesy of Clinical Law Prof. Emeritus Leonard Sandler of the University of Iowa Law School. It asks the question of whether a landlord can charge a pet deposit for an ESA (emotional support animal). Loper Bright also comes up as well. The case of the day is Henderson…
Stanley Decided
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Posted in 504, ADA, Constitutional law, Federal Cases, Rehabilitation Act, Title I, Title II, Title III
On June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court decided Stanley, which we discussed here. There is no need to go into the facts as we have already covered that previously. Accordingly, the blog entry is divided into the categories of: Justice Gorsuch’s majority opinion; Justice Gorsuch’s plurality opinion discussing how Title I might apply; Justice…
The Equal Protection Classification of Transgender Individuals and its Implications for the ADA Going Forward
By William Goren on
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…
Osseo Area Schools Decided
By William Goren on
Posted in 504, ADA, Constitutional law, Federal Cases, IDEA, Rehabilitation Act, Title I, Title II, Title VI of Civil Rights Act
Within the last week, the Supreme Court has come down with two decisions of relevance to our blog (Osseo Area Schools and Ames). Each is worth a separate blog. This week’s blog entry is going to be the Osseo Area Schools, which I previously blogged on its oral argument here. As usual, the blog…
Justice Souter’s Impact on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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As many of my readers know, Justice Souter died last week. I thought I would explore his legacy with respect to the rights of persons with disabilities. As usual, the blog entry is divided into categories and they are: opinions for the court; concurring opinions; dissenting opinions; and Heller v. Doe, a dissenting opinion the…
Remote Learning as a Reasonable Accommodation, Deference to Educational Institutions, and Other Good Stuff
By William Goren on
Posted in 504, ADA, Constitutional law, Federal Cases, Final Federal Regulations, Rehabilitation Act, Title II
Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, I want to wish everyone celebrating Passover, a happy Passover. Also, want to wish everyone celebrating Easter this weekend, a happy Easter.
Turning to the blog entry of the day, Omar v. Wayne State University Board of Governors, here, decided by the United…
Sovereign Immunity, State Judiciary, and Other Stuff
By William Goren on
This week’s blog entry is a case that I have had in my blog to file for some time. This is one of Andrew Rozynski’s cases, and it is not the first time I have blogged on one of his cases. In the interest of full disclosure, he and I do stay in touch and…