Legal Opinion
Parent/Professional Advocacy League v. City of Springfield
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 8, 2019No. 18-1778PPublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
These consolidated appeals raise significant questions about the overlap between Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131 - 12134, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq. , about class certification in special education litigation, and about organizations' standing to sue on behalf of certain constituents.
The underlying suit alleges that the City of Springfield, Massachusetts, and Springfield Public Schools (SPS) violated Title II of the ADA by unnecessarily segregating students with mental…
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