Legal Opinion
Shotz v. City of Plantation, FL
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 8, 2003No. 02-12502PublishedCited by 583 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
The Americans with Disabilities Act, § 503, 42 U.S.C. § 12203 (1995) (“ADA” or “the Act”), prohibits retaliation against an individual who has “opposed any act or practice made unlawful by” the Act’s anti-discrimination provisions. Part A of Sub-chapter II of the Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12131— 12134, generally makes disability discrimination in the provision of public services unlawful. As a matter of first impression, we decide that § 12203 establishes individual liability for a violation of its prohibitions, where the “act or practice” opposed is one made unlawful by…
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