Today in Supreme Court History: April 23, 1985

4/23/1985: Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. argued.

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[Dr. Ed 2]

And five years later, Congress passed the ADA.

[Dr. Ed 2]

I never understood why the city couldn't argue that it was a residential care facility (similar to a nursing home) *because* of the 24-hour staffing and hence they had a right to regulate based on that -- extra vehicular traffic, etc.

Of course they could do what a lot of college towns have done and prohibit more than four unrelated persons from residing in the same unit, and that's somehow Constitutional. (It was upheld in Worcester, MA.)

[DaivdBehar]

Whatever the merits, 9 know notjing dumbass lawyers got to make national policy on a complex, technical subject. Outrageous tyranny by people more impaired than the residents in that home.

[Dr. Ed 2]

And 536 equally dumbass people, many lawyers, got to reverse it 5 years later -- today, the mentally retarded would be a protected class because ADA defined them as such.

Bob Dole was largely behind the ADA and he was an attorney.
Also a disabled WWII vet.

[DaivdBehar]

ADA: prime example of lawyer dumbassery. Totally devastated employment of the handicapped. Hire a handicapped, hire a lawsuit. Then ADA trolls went around measuring the heights of sinks in the bathroom, to collect $15000 per inch they were off. I planned to do that to the county courthouse, until they dismissed my matter. I have the 6 page laminated notes on measurement requirements, ADA Accessibility Details, cost $8 on Amazon. I can take to my depositions to cost the lawyer scumbags $thousands in litigation renovation costs for their offices. All victims of this scumbag profession should get it before visiting any of their scumbag locations.