Legal Opinion
Mark Bledsoe v. Palm Beach County Soil and Water Conservation District, Board of County Commissioners for Palm Beach County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 25, 1998No. 96-5375PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Mark Bledsoe (“Bledsoe”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the Palm Beach County Soil and Water Conservation District (“District”), on *818Bledsoe’s claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. Section 12131 (“Title II”) and the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 701, et seq. This case involves an issue of first impression in our circuit: whether Title II of the ADA encompasses employment discrimination. We answer the question in the affirmative and, accordingly, we reverse the district court’s grant of summary…
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