Legal Opinion
Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Darrone
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 28, 1984No. 82-862PublishedCited by 315 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
This case requires us to clarify the scope of the private right of action to enforce § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 87 Stat. 394, as amended, 29 U. S. C. §794 (1982 ed.), that prohibits discrimination against the handicapped by federal grant recipients. There is a conflict among the Circuits.
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The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 establishes a comprehensive federal program aimed at improving the lot of the handicapped. Among its purposes, as originally stated, were to “promote and expand employment opportunities in the public and private sectors for handicapped individuals and to place…
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