Today’s blog entry goes back to the issue of whether an Internet only business website is subject to title III of the ADA. As we have discussed previously, such as here, there are several theoretical possibilities for handling such a claim, and they are: Internet is never a place of public accommodation; Internet is
When Can Public Officials Delete Citizen Posts or Block Citizens From Commenting on Social Media Sites
Today’s blog entry does not have anything to do with people with disabilities per se. However, people with disabilities like anybody else do have the right to express their support or displeasure with public officials. That of course leads to two questions. First, what happens if the website where they can post comments is not
Absent a Gateway to a Physical Place, is an Internet Site Subject to Title III of the ADA: The View From Both Sides of the Argument
The blog entry for the week is getting posted a bit later than usual because my daughter came home for a short fall break and went back yesterday. Today’s blog entry is a published decision from the Court of Appeals of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District,
Laufer Supreme Court Oral Argument
Today’s blog entry will discuss the oral argument in Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, which took place on October 4, 2023. We previously mentioned the appellate case here (links to the blog entries therein). The two categories of this blog entry are questions from the Justices and thoughts/takeaways. Of course, the reader is free to focus
Standing in Cyberspace and Other Issues
I know I am late with the blog entry this week, but I have an excuse. I had plenty of client matters that had to be attended to with some deadlines. So, have some time today, and here goes. Today’s blog entry is actually a twofer. We are going to discuss the concept of standing
11th Circuit speaks on Website Accessibility and the ADA
My daughter started high school today! City Schools of Decatur always start school on August 1. They operate on a six weeks on and one week off system with two months for summer vacation. They also get two weeks for Christmas. It took some getting used to, but I like it, and the kids appreciate
Why You don’t Want to be a Test Case and How to Stop Serial website Plaintiffs
I hope everyone is enjoying the summer. Here in the Atlanta area, it has gotten really hot, which is to be expected this time of year down here. I just recently got back from Savannah from training municipal judges throughout Georgia on some hot issues they face with respect to the ADA. They were a
Internet as a Place of Public Accommodation and Standing
As I have mentioned previously, I am not afraid to blog on cases blogged on by others. Today, is such a situation. Richard Hunt in his Access Defense blog, which you can find in my blogroll, has blogged on a couple of cases recently, and I thought that I could add my own perspective to
Does a web-based business have to comply with title III of the ADA redux
Previously, I blogged on the oral argument in Earll v. eBay and Cullen v. Netflix. On March 19, 2015, the District Court in Vermont came down with this decision in National Federation of the Blind v. ScribD. That decision bears reviewing.
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ScribD is a California-based digital library operating reading subscription services
Earll v. eBay and Cullen v. Netflix before the 9th Circuit: Perez matters NOW though nobody seemed to see it
This week is a two fer. At 11 AM Eastern time, the United States Supreme Court will hear argument in Sheehan (my blog entry on that case can be found here). I promise that I will read the transcript of the argument and post my analysis this week.
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