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· 8/28/2000

Parker v. Universidad De Puerto Rico

Citations

  • 225 F.3d 1
  • 10 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 1587
  • 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 22022
  • 2000 WL 1201604

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing implied private cause of action under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and applying it to claim under Title II of the ADA
  • requiring that the “denial of benefits . . . was by reason of the plaintiff’s disability.” (emphasis added)
  • noting that “[i]n applying Title II, . . . [the Court] rel[ies] interchangeably on decisional law applying § 504”
  • noting that Title II of the ADA \essentially extends the reach of [Section] 504 to state and local governmental entities that do not receive federal financial assistance\
  • noting that Title II of the ADA “essentially extends the reach of [Section] 504 to state and local governmental entities that do not receive federal financial assistance.”
  • noting that courts \rely interchangeably on decisional law\ of the two statutes

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Judges: Torruella, Coffin, Lipez

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