United States v. Georgia, 546 U.S. 151 (2006), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court decided that the protection of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), passed by the U.S. Congress, extends to persons held in a state prison and protects prison inmates from discrimination on the basis of disability by prison personnel. Specifically, the court held that Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131–12165., is a proper use of Congressional power under the Fourteenth Amendment, Section 5, making it applicable to prison system officials.
Attributes | Values |
---|
rdf:type
| |
rdfs:label
| - United States v. Georgia (en)
|
rdfs:comment
| - United States v. Georgia, 546 U.S. 151 (2006), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court decided that the protection of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), passed by the U.S. Congress, extends to persons held in a state prison and protects prison inmates from discrimination on the basis of disability by prison personnel. Specifically, the court held that Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131–12165., is a proper use of Congressional power under the Fourteenth Amendment, Section 5, making it applicable to prison system officials. (en)
|
foaf:name
| - (en)
- United States v. Georgia, et al.; Tony Goodman v. Georgia, et al. (en)
|
dcterms:subject
| |
Wikipage page ID
| |
Wikipage revision ID
| |
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
| |
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
| |
sameAs
| |
dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate
| |
docket
| |
JoinMajority
| |
LawsApplied
| |
oyez
| |
ParallelCitations
| |
Prior
| - Goodman v. Ray, 120 F. App'x 785 , cert. granted sub nom., Goodman v. Georgia, . (en)
|
USPage
| |
USVol
| |
ArgueDate
| |
ArgueYear
| |
case
| - United States v. Georgia, (en)
|
DecideDate
| |
DecideYear
| |
fullname
| - United States v. Georgia, et al.; Tony Goodman v. Georgia, et al. (en)
|
Holding
| - The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 applies to state prisons. (en)
|
justia
| |
Litigants
| - United States v. Georgia (en)
|
majority
| |
other source
| |
other url
| |
has abstract
| - United States v. Georgia, 546 U.S. 151 (2006), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court decided that the protection of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), passed by the U.S. Congress, extends to persons held in a state prison and protects prison inmates from discrimination on the basis of disability by prison personnel. Specifically, the court held that Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131–12165., is a proper use of Congressional power under the Fourteenth Amendment, Section 5, making it applicable to prison system officials. (en)
|
Concurrence
| |
cornell
| |
JoinConcurrence
| |
prov:wasDerivedFrom
| |
page length (characters) of wiki page
| |
foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf
| |
is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
of | |