Tag: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Supreme Court Considering If ‘Americans With Disabilities Act’ Covers Gender Dysphoria

June 18, 2023
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The Supreme Court is scheduled to decide as soon as this week if it will hear a case about whether individuals suffering from gender dysphoria are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The petition (pdf) in the case Kincaid v. Williams (court file 22-633) was filed in January. The respondent, Kesha Williams, a…

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Supreme Court Allows Disabled Student to Pursue Discrimination Suit Against Los Angeles Schools

April 3, 2023
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The Supreme Court gave an elementary school student with disability-related behavioral issues permission to move forward with a discrimination lawsuit against a California school district under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Supreme Court ruled April 3 that a young student identified as D.D. may move forward with his lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified…

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Supreme Court to Consider Case of Litigious Disability Activist

March 28, 2023
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The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging a serial lawsuit filer who has sued more than 600 hotels over their alleged failure to post disability accessibility information on their websites. Activists say they are only helping to enforce the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which they say hotels do not…

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Supreme Court OKs Deaf Student’s Discrimination Lawsuit Against Michigan School District

March 21, 2023
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The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on March 21 that a deaf former student who accuses a Michigan public school system of failing to properly educate him may move forward with his discrimination lawsuit. The decision comes as parents nationwide have become increasingly protective of the rights of their children and are taking legal action and…

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Deaf Student Neglected by Michigan Schools Should Be Able to Sue Under Anti-Discrimination Law, SCOTUS Hears

January 18, 2023
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A public school system in Michigan wronged a deaf student by failing to properly educate him, and the student was justified in suing the system under two federal laws, the Supreme Court heard on Jan. 18. The hearing came as parents nationwide have become increasingly protective of the rights of their children and are taking…

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Small Chinese Restaurants in New York Targeted for Disability Lawsuits

July 20, 2021
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Many small Chinese restaurants in New York are being targeted by lawsuits brought against them under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), and it’s a nationwide trend. The steps at the entrance of a Chinese restaurant in New York’s Chinatown have landed the owner in legal trouble. On July 4, Lin Kwok Keung, a wheelchair-bound…

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