Legal Opinion
Amador Rivera v. I. Michael Heyman, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, Luis A. Palau and Edward G. Dolan
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 16, 1998No. Docket 97-9316PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Amador Rivera, a longtime employee of the Smithsonian Institution, contends that his employer discriminated against him by reason of his disability, in violation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. (1994), retaliated against him for complaining about it, and discriminated on other grounds under other statutes as well. This appeal presents the question (among others) as to whether the Smithsonian is subject to section 601 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 791 (1994). The United States District Court for the Southern District…
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