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SUTTON v. UNITED AIR LINES, INC.

No. 97-1943.

527 U.S. 471 (1999)

119 S.Ct. 2139

144 L.Ed.2d 450

SUTTON et al. v. UNITED AIR LINES, INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 22, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Van Aaron Hughes argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Tucker K. Trautman and Shawn D. Mitchell.

Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. On the briefs were Solicitor General Waxman, Acting Assistant Attorney General Lee, Deputy Solicitor General Underwood, James A. Feldman, Jessica Dunsay Silver, Seth M. Galanter, Philip B. Sklover, and Carolyn L. Wheeler.

Roy T. Englert, Jr., argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Lisa Hogan and Patrick F. Carrigan.*

O'Connor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Ginsburg, J., filed a concurring opinion, p. 494. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Breyer, J., joined, p. 495. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, p. 513.

Justice O'Connor, delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA or Act), 104 Stat. 328, 42 U. S. C. § 12101 et seq., prohibits certain employers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of their disabilities. See § 12112(a). Petitioners challenge the dismissal of their ADA action for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. We conclude that...

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