United States v. Georgia
2006 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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United States v. Georgia, 546 U.S. 151 (2006), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court decided that the protection of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), passed by the U.S. Congress, extends to persons held in a state prison and protects prison inmates from discrimination on the basis of disability by prison personnel. Specifically, the court held that Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131–12165., is a proper use of Congressional power under the Fourteenth Amendment, Section 5, making it applicable to prison system officials.[1]
Quick Facts United States v. Georgia, Argued November 11, 2005 Decided January 10, 2006 ...
United States v. Georgia | |
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Argued November 11, 2005 Decided January 10, 2006 | |
Full case name | United States v. Georgia, et al.; Tony Goodman v. Georgia, et al. |
Docket no. | 04-1203 |
Citations | 546 U.S. 151 (more) 126 S. Ct. 877; 163 L. Ed. 2d 650 |
Case history | |
Prior | Goodman v. Ray, 120 F. App'x 785 (11th Cir. 2004), cert. granted sub nom., Goodman v. Georgia, 544 U.S. 1031 (2005). |
Holding | |
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 applies to state prisons. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by unanimous |
Concurrence | Stevens, joined by Ginsburg |
Laws applied | |
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; U.S. Const. Amend. XIV |
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