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
Tennessee v. Lane
Does the ADA and §504 Allow for Disparate Impact Claims: The View from the Ninth Circuit
Previously, I mentioned that the upcoming Supreme Court term will have two cases before it pertaining to the rights of people with disabilities. One of those cases asks the question of whether disparate impact claims exist under §504 of the Rehabilitation Act. On August 24, 2021, the Ninth Circuit over a dissent said that such…
A Pair of Related Doctrines and a Big Win for Persons with Disabilities
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,…
Legislative Immunity Does NOT Trump Everything
Today’s blog entry is an update on a prior blog entry where I discussed a District Court of New Hampshire decision saying that legislative immunity trumps everything, including the ADA. That case got appealed to the First Circuit. I was very flattered to learn that my blog entry discussing the decision holding that legislative immunity…
Sierra Redux: Legislative Streaming, Sovereign Immunity, and the 11th Circuit
Today’s blog entry is a case from the 11th Circuit that I have blogged on before at both the Circuit Court level and the District Court level. A link to both can be found here185180191118201. On November 10, 2020, the 11th Circuit vacated their previous opinion issued back in March and re-issued…
Sovereign Immunity and Legislative Streaming at the 11th Circuit
I missed a blog entry last week. However, I had a good excuse. I had pressing client matters at the beginning of the week. In the middle of the week, my parents came in to visit. So, not a lot of available time. I’m back though.
Previously, I have blogged, here, on the…
Transgender military ban: The Ninth Circuit Decision
Another Arrow in the Bag for Plaintiffs when it Comes to Disability Discrimination by Governmental Entities
Before getting started on the blog of the week, I want to express my condolences to the Bush family on the passing of George H.W. Bush. He signed the Americans With Disabilities Act on June 26 of 1990. His son also has a powerful legacy in that regards as he signed the ADAAA. Simply put,…
Sovereign Immunity in the Absence of Constitutional Violations
Sovereign Immunity and Title II and III of ADA: This Case Should be Appealed
Today’s case, Glueck v. National Conference of Bar Examiners illustrates the perils of proceeding pro se. The case is certainly worth appealing to the Fifth Circuit. However, the plaintiff is now proceeding with a constitutional challenge to various statutes, which I don’t think will go anywhere. At any rate, the case bears discussing and it…