On March 24, Center attorneys filed a brief in opposition of Glendale
Union High School's Petition for Writ of Certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court of
a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that GUHSD - - and other
Arizona school districts - - are not an arm of the state entitled to immunity
from liability under the employment provisions of the Americans with
Disabilities Act. GUHSD asks the U.S.
Supreme Court to review and reverse an earlier decision by the Ninth Circuit to
deny GUHSD's Motion to Dismiss Ms. Savage's lawsuit against GUHSD for
discriminating against her because of her disability. In her lawsuit, Ms. Savage, a person who is quadriplegic, claims
that she was unlawfully required as a condition of her employment as an
education services technician to mount a flag and flagpole on her
wheelchair. When she refused because
she believed the action was discriminatory and in violation of her rights as a
person with a disability, she was fired.
The
Center Brief (PDF Only)