Constitutional Law
Apr. 27, 2002
Justice Undone
Forum Column - By Erwin Chemerinsky - When can state governments be sued for violating federal civil rights laws? For example, can state governments be sued for violating Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 12132, which prohibits government entities from discriminating against the disabled in providing services and requires reasonable accommodation for disabilities?
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
By Erwin Chemerinsky
When can state governments be sued for violating federal civil rights laws? For example, can state governments be sued for violating Title II of the Americans with D...
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