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Policy Brief Series: Righting the ADA Papers

October 21, 2003 - No. 19, The Supreme Court's Kirkingburg Decision and the Impact of Federal Safety Regulations in ADA Cases (PDF)

October 1, 2003 - No. 18, The Supreme Court's Refusal to Permit Punitive Damages in Private Lawsuits Under Section 202 of the ADA (PDF)

June 16, 2003 - No. 17, The Supreme Court's Rejection of the "Catalyst Theory" in the Awarding of Attorneys' Fees and Litigation Costs (PDF)

June 4, 2003 - No. 16, The Supreme Court's Decisions Regarding Validity and Influence of ADA Regulations (PDF)

May 21, 2003 - No. 15, The Supreme Court's Decisions Discussing the "Regarded As" Prong of the ADA Definition of Disability (PDF)

May 20, 2003 - No. 14, The Supreme Court's ADA Decisions Regarding the Not-Just-One-Job Standard (PDF)

April 29, 2003 - No. 13, The Supreme Court's ADA Decisions Regarding Substantial Limitation of Major Life Activities (PDF)

March 19, 2003 - No. 12, The Supreme Court's ADA Decisions and Per Se Disabilities (PDF)

March 17, 2003 - No. 11, The Role of Mitigating Measures in the Narrowing of the ADA's Coverage (PDF)

March 5, 2003 - No. 10, Reasonable Accommodation After Barnett (PDF)

February 27, 2003 - No. 9, Chevron v. Echazabal: The ADA's "Direct Threat to Self" Defense (PDF)

February 26, 2003 - No. 8, The Implications of the Supreme Court's Decision in Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett (PDF)

February 25, 2003 - No. 7, The Impact of the Supreme Court's ADA Decisions on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (PDF)

February 24, 2003 - No. 6, Defining "Disability" in a Civil Rights Context: The Courts' Focus on Extent of Limitations as Opposed to Fair Treatment and Equal Opportunity (PDF)

February 20, 2003 - No. 5, Negative Media Portrayals of the ADA (PDF)

December 16, 2002 - No. 4, Broad or Narrow Construction of the ADA (PDF)

November 15, 2002 - No. 3, Significance of the ADA Finding That Some 43 Million Americans Have Disabilities (PDF)

October 30, 2002 - No. 2, A Carefully Constructed Law (PDF)

October 16, 2002 - No. 1, The Americans with Disabilities Act (PDF)


 

     
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