Legal Opinion
Bowers v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n, Act, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided February 2, 2001No. CIV. A. 97-2600PublishedCited by 197 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON MOTIONS FOR REAR-GUMENT OF OPINION AND ORDER OF NOVEMBER 2, 2000
ORLOFSKY, District Judge.
This is the fourth published Opinion in a protracted and hotly contested legal struggle. At its core, this case tests the applicability of laws prohibiting disability-based discrimination to the practices of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”). In this case, Plaintiff, Michael Bowers (“Bowers”), has sued the NCAA under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a), and the New Jersey Law…
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