Disabling Interpretations: The Americans With Disabilities Act

Disabling Interpretations: The Americans With Disabilities Act In Federal Court
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 was intended to send a clear message to society that discrimination on the basis of disability is unacceptable. As with most civil rights laws, the courts were given primary responsibility for implementing disability rights policy. Mezey argues that the act has not fulfilled its potential primarily because of the judiciary's disabling interpretations in adjudicating ADA claims. In the decade of litigation following the enactment of the ADA, judicial interpretation of the law has largely constricted the parameters of disability rights and excluded large numbers of claimants from the reach of the law. The Supreme Court has not interpreted the act broadly, as was intended by Congress, and this method of decision making was for the most part mirrored by the courts below. The high court's rulings to expand state sovereign immunity and insulate states from liability in damage suits has also caused claimants to become enmeshed in litigatior and has encouraged defendants to challenge other laws affecting disability rights. Despite the law's strong civil rights rhetoric, disability rights remain an imperfectly realized goal.
Country USA
Brand University of Pittsburgh Press
Manufacturer University of Pittsburgh Press
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EANs 9780822958796
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Country	USA
Brand	University of Pittsburgh Press
Manufacturer	University of Pittsburgh Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780822958796
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Disabling Interpretations: The Americans With Disabilities Act In Federal Court

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