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ADA Withstands 11th Amendment Challenge
The Americans with Disabilities Act does not violate the Eleventh Amendment. Unlike the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, it is "plainly adapted" as a remedial measure even if it prohibits conduct that may or may not be unconstitutional. Its remedies are not so sweeping that they exceed the harm they were created to redress. Congress in Cleburne recognized that legislation providing special treatment for the disabled serves equal protection and that such decisions are peculiarly the legislature's province. See: Autio v. AFSCME, Local 3139, 140 F.3d 802 (8th Cir. 1998).
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Autio v. AFSCME, Local 3139
| Year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Cite | 140 F.3d 802 (8th Cir. 1998) |
| Level | Court of Appeals |
| Injunction Status | N/A |