Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Resolved
Docket Number
Term
2021 Term
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
1. Whether section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and by extension the ACA, provides a disparate-impact cause of action for plaintiffs alleging disability discrimination.
2. If section 504 and the ACA create disparate-im-pact claims, whether such claims extend to the facially neutral terms and conditions of health insurance plans.
Case Updates
Parties stipulate to dismissal of Rehabilitation Act disparate-impact claims challenge
November 12, 2021
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to hold that Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act precludes disparate-impact claims
September 10, 2021
Click here to view the amicus brief. Gregory G. Garre, Roman Martinez, and Charles S. Dameron of Latham & Watkins LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
The U.S. Chamber previously filed an amicus brief in support of certiorari.
Supreme Court grants cert to determine whether the Rehabilitation Act, and by extension the Affordable Care Act, provides a disparate-impact cause of action for plaintiffs alleging disability discrimination
July 02, 2021
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to review and reject disparate-impact Rehabilitation Act challenges to facially neutral health-insurance plans
April 30, 2021
Click here to view the amicus brief. Gregory G. Garre of Latham & Watkins LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.