Legal Opinion
Board of Trustees of Univ. of Ala. v. Garrett
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 21, 2001No. 99-1240PublishedCited by 2,117 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
We decide here whether employees of the State of Alabama may recover money damages by reason of the State’s failure to comply with the provisions of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA or Act), 104 Stat. 330, 42 U. S. C. §§ 12111-12117.1 We hold that such suits are barred by the Eleventh Amendment.
The ADA prohibits certain employers, including the States, from “discriminat[ing] against a qualified individual *361with a disability because of the disability of such individual in regard to job application procedures, the hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees,…
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