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The Americans with Disabilities Act: Eleventh Amendment Issues (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Oct. 25, 2000
Report Number RS20472
Report Type Report
Authors Nancy Lee Jones, American Law Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

The Supreme Court has recently granted certiorari in two cases involving the application of the Eleventh Amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Court's decisions in these cases is significant since if the ADA is not found to be a successful abrogation of the Eleventh Amendment, there would be no federal remedy for discrimination against individuals with disabilities by states. This report provides an overview of the Eleventh Amendment and its application to the ADA.