Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc.
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Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc. is a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision that narrowly interpreted who qualifies as disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act, prompting Congress to later broaden the law’s coverage through the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc. canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Americans with Disabilities Act case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ disability law case ⓘ |
| appliedStatute | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedStatutoryProvision | 42 U.S.C. § 12102(2) ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
federal civil rights law
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labor and employment law ⓘ |
| citation |
119 S. Ct. 2139
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144 L. Ed. 2d 450 ⓘ 527 U.S. 471 ⓘ |
| concurringJustice |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| criticizedFor | restrictive reading of the ADA’s definition of disability ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1999-06-22 ⓘ |
| defendant | United Air Lines, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissentingJustice |
John Paul Stevens
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 97-1943 ⓘ |
| effectOnLaw | prompted Congress to broaden ADA coverage through the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ⓘ |
| employmentContext | airline pilot position ⓘ |
| factualBackground | plaintiffs were twin sisters with severe myopia who were denied employment as global airline pilots ⓘ |
| holding |
Individuals whose impairments are corrected by mitigating measures may not be disabled under the ADA
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Mitigating measures must be considered in determining whether an individual is disabled under the ADA ⓘ |
| impact | limited the number of individuals qualifying as disabled under the ADA before 2008 ⓘ |
| influenced | ADA Amendments Act of 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issue |
definition of disability under the ADA
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whether mitigating measures are considered in determining disability ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple | disability must be evaluated in its mitigated state under the pre-2008 ADA ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
disability discrimination
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employment discrimination ⓘ statutory interpretation ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overruledInEffectBy | ADA Amendments Act of 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plaintiff |
Karen Sutton
NERFINISHED
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Kim Sutton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor | narrow interpretation of disability under the ADA prior to 2008 ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | review of a decision dismissing plaintiffs’ ADA claims ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Albertsons, Inc. v. Kirkingburg
NERFINISHED
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Murphy v. United Parcel Service, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | judgment for United Air Lines, Inc. ⓘ |
| subsequentDevelopment | Congress rejected Sutton’s mitigating-measures rule in the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ⓘ |
| vote | 7-2 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1999 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008
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