emotional support animals

The Greatest Hits 2022 Edition

By William Goren on December 20, 2022

Posted in 504, ADA, Constitutional law, Fair Housing Act, Federal Cases, Final Federal Regulations, Rehabilitation Act, State Cases, State Statutes, Title I, Title II, Title III, Title V

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…

Kisor Decided: What Does it Mean for Auer Deference?

By William Goren on July 2, 2019

Posted in General

I had a great time last week doing two CLEs with my colleague and foil Richard Hunt in Dallas. Those webinars can be found here and here. We had an absolute blast. I also got some personal time in as well with a really close friend and his family in nearby Fort Worth. So,…

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act and Separate but Equal will not Fly with the Department of Transportation

By William Goren on January 8, 2019

Posted in General

First off, I want to wish everyone a happy new year! Hope everyone had a happy and safe new year. Back to the grind for all of us and back to school for our kids. Before moving on to the blog entry of the week, a lot has happened over the last two weeks. The…

Understanding the ADA Greatest Hits of 2018

By William Goren on December 21, 2018

Posted in General

As promised, this week I am putting up the 2018 understanding the ADA greatest hits blog entry. It was a great year for the blog making the ABA 100 for the fifth year in a row. Simply wouldn’t do this and couldn’t do this without the great readers here. The only thing I will say…

Using Common Sense for Service Animals and Essential Eligibility Requirements

By William Goren on May 21, 2018

Posted in ADA, Fair Housing Act, Final Federal Regulations, Title II, Title III

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In law school, there is a saying that a student goes in with common sense and comes out with common law. However, there is still room for common sense in the law. Today’s blog entry is actually a two-for-one: service dogs with respect to title II and title III, and essential eligibility…

Service Dogs And Emotional Support Animals with Respect to Title I of the ADA (Employment)

By William Goren on October 31, 2016

Posted in ADA, Federal Cases, Final Federal Regulations, Rehabilitation Act, State Cases, Title I, Title II, Title III

Before getting started on the blog entry of the day, I would be remiss if I didn’t note that the Cubs are back in it! Winning two games against a very tough Cleveland team in Cleveland with a likely Hall of Fame manager is going to be very tough. Go Cubs!

Last week, a person…