disability-definition
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-303 | Cook County, Illinois, et al. v. John Nawara | Seventh Circuit | 2025-09-16 | Denied | Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) | americans-with-disabilities-act circuit-split disability-definition employer-liability employment-discrimination statutory-interpretation | Under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), it is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against its employees "on the basis of disability." … |
| 22-633 | Stacey A. Kincaid, Sheriff, Fairfax County, Virginia v. Kesha T. Williams | Fourth Circuit | 2023-01-09 | Denied | Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (9) | 42-usc-12211 ada-title-ii americans-with-disabilities-act disability-definition disability-rights dsm-5 fourth-circuit gender-dysphoria statutory-interpretation | Whether the diagnosis of gender dysphoria, found in the DSM-5, is excluded from the ADA's definition of disability under 42 U.S.C. § 12211(b) |
| 19-252 | Michael Adam Booth v. Nissan North America, Inc. | Sixth Circuit | 2019-08-26 | Denied | Relisted (2) | ada-amendments ada-amendments-act-of-2008 americans-with-disabilities-act disability-definition judicial-precedent legislative-intent major-life-activity reasonable-accommodation rules-of-construction statutory-construction sutton-v-united-air-lines toyota-v-williams work-restrictions workplace-accommodation | Whether the 2008 Amendment to the Americans Disability Act extends the definition of disability to permanent work restrictions precluding manual tasks |