In the latest in a series of federalism cases testing Congress' power to pass laws telling states what to do under �5 of the 14th Amendment, Supreme Court justices engaged in a vivid debate Wednesday over what would happen if inmates were allowed to sue states for money under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Many of the justices' questions focused on whether prisoners need the ADA when they have other federal laws that allow them to sue.
November 10, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
From his wheelchair in a Georgia prison cell, Tony Goodman has told a tale of agony, sued the state of Georgia for $1.2 million and hoped the U.S. Supreme Court would help him.
On Wednesday, the justices largely ignored Goodman’s claims that, for example, he sat for hours in his own waste because prison officials did not help him move from his chair to the toilet.
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