Legal Opinion
Garrett v. University of Alabama at Birmingham Board of Trustees
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 26, 1999No. 98-6069, 98-6070PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:
These two consolidated cases appeal the grant of summary judgments to two defendant Alabama state agencies on the ground of sovereign immunity. They raise the question that is being litigated in various jurisdictions of whether a state is immune from suits by state employees asserting rights under certain federal laws. The three statutes here are: the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act), 29 U.S.C. § 794; and the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. §§…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- City of Boerne v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Katzenbach v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by60 opinions
- Laro v. New HampshireCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Monroe Hale v. Louis Mann, Deputy Commissioner, Sued in His Individual Capacity and the State of New York Office of Children and Family ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Garrett v. University of Alabama at Birmingham Board of TrusteesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Hershel R. Stanley v. Jon E. Litscher, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- William Hibbs, United States of America, Intervenor v. Department of Human Resources Charlotte Crawford Nikki FirpoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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