Legal Opinion
Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 22, 1999No. 97-1943PublishedCited by 1,717 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA or Act), 104 Stat. 328, 42 U. S. C. § 12101 et seq., prohibits certain employers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of their disabilities. See § 12112(a). Petitioners challenge the dismissal of their ADA action for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. We conclude that the complaint was properly dismissed. In reaching that result, we hold that the determination of whether an individual is disabled should be made with reference to measures that mitigate the individual’s impairment, including, in this…
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