Legal Opinion

Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 22, 2017No. 15–497PublishedCited by 561 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kagan

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA or Act), 84 Stat. 175 , as amended, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., ensures that children with disabilities receive needed special education services. One of its provisions, § 1415( l ), addresses the Act's relationship with other laws protecting those children. Section 1415( l ) makes clear that nothing in the IDEA "restrict[s] or limit[s] the rights [or] remedies" that other federal laws, including antidiscrimination statutes, confer on children with disabilities. At the same time, the section states that if a suit brought under such a law…

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Caterpillar Inc. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Ross v. BlakeSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination UnitSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Honig v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by561 opinions

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  3. Parent/Professional Advocacy League v. City of SpringfieldCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2019
  4. Jacquie Albright v. Mountain Home School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019
  5. Robert Wellman, Jr. v. Butler Area School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2017

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