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Ninth Circuit Holds Prisons Not Immune In ADA and RA Suit

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that state prisons are not entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity from suits brought by prisoners under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Billy Ray Phiffer, an Oregon state prisoner, filed suit in federal court under the ADA. The state filed a motion for ...

 

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