United States v. Georgia

United States v. Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 11, 2005
Decided January 10, 2006
Full case nameUnited States v. Georgia, et al.; Tony Goodman v. Georgia, et al.
Docket no.04-1203
Citations546 U.S. 151 (more)
126 S. Ct. 877; 163 L. Ed. 2d 650
Case history
PriorGoodman v. Ray, 120 F. App'x 785 (11th Cir. 2004), cert. granted sub nom., Goodman v. Georgia, 544 U.S. 1031 (2005).
Holding
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 applies to state prisons.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityScalia, joined by a unanimous court
ConcurrenceStevens, joined by Ginsburg
Laws applied
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;
U.S. Const. Amend. XIV

United States v. Georgia, 546 U.S. 151 (2006), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court decided that the protection of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), passed by the U.S. Congress, extends to persons held in a state prison and protects prison inmates from discrimination on the basis of disability by prison personnel. Specifically, the court held that Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131–12165., is a proper use of Congressional power under the Fourteenth Amendment, Section 5, making it applicable to prison system officials.[1]

  1. ^ United States v. Georgia, 546 U.S. 151 (2006).