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.
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Stanley Decided
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…
Unreasonable Delay is Actionable, Adverse Action Unnecessary, and More Good Stuff
Before getting started on the blog of the week, a housekeeping matter. I usually get my blogs up on Monday and sometimes Tuesday or even Wednesday. However, my daughter just finished her third year of college and is home for a short time before starting her summer gig. So, my schedule for the next couple…
Trial Judge Gets Hammered for Not Accommodating a Probable Disability of Trial Counsel and the ADA Not Even Involved
I started writing this blog on election day, which turned out to be very interesting by the end of it with President Trump winning both the popular and electoral votes. Of course, the next question is what does that election mean for persons with disabilities. We don’t know, but a few immediate thoughts come to…
Interactive Process, Retaliation, and Interference in Title III
I hope everyone that celebrated had a good new year season. Wishing all of those a happy new year. In other news, early election voting is underway in many states. My family voted yesterday. Be sure to vote for the candidate of your choice.
Today’s blog entry returns to a long-standing interest of mine.…
Murray v. UBS Securities and its Possible Impact Upon ADA Jurisprudence
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…
Kansas HB 2016
Recently, the governor of Kansas signed House Bill 2016 giving the Kansas Atty. Gen. all kinds of authority to jump in on lawsuits involving website accessibility, and possibly accessibility in general, if the defendant is a Kansas resident or a Kansas Corporation. I see all kinds of problems with this bill and thought it would…
A Twofer: What ADA Title Applies When Filing Interference Claims and Can You Use §1985 as a Workaround
The blog entry that goes up for this week will be the last one before the week of August 29 as we will be taking our daughter off to college this coming Friday. She moves in the following week. So, no blog entry the week after this one and this one counts for the week…
Did the Supreme Court Actually Clarify Qualified Immunity in City of Tahlequah v. Bond?
Before turning to today’s blog entry, I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, a happy holiday season, and a happy new year. Also, be safe.
Today’s blog entry is really short. Recently, I came across a legal blog entry suggesting that the Supreme Court had clarified the doctrine of qualified immunity in a…
Ignorance is Bliss for Police
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…