Legal Opinion
PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 29, 2001No. 00-24PublishedCited by 564 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
This ease raises two questions concerning the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,104 Stat. 328, 42 U. S. C. § 12101 et seq., to a gifted athlete: first, whether the Act protects access to professional golf tournaments by a qualified entrant with a disability; and second, whether a *665disabled contestant may be denied the use of a golf cart because it would “fundamentally alter the nature” of the tournaments, § 12182(b)(2)(A)(ii), to allow him to ride when all other contestants must walk.
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Petitioner PGA TOUR, Inc., a nonprofit entity formed in 1968, sponsors and cosponsors…
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