Update: Supreme Court ducks ADA stadium-seating issue

Despite a split between circuits on the issue, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to resolve “whether disabled moviegoers must be given better seats than the front-row accommodations they’re provided in many new stadium-seating theaters. … Instead, at the urging of the Bush administration, they left undisturbed rulings against two theater companies while the government […]

Despite a split between circuits on the issue, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to resolve “whether disabled moviegoers must be given better seats than the front-row accommodations they’re provided in many new stadium-seating theaters. … Instead, at the urging of the Bush administration, they left undisturbed rulings against two theater companies while the government reviews its guidelines for movie theater owners.” (Gina Holland, “Court Dodges Fight Over Disabled Seating”, AP/WTOP, Jun. 28; “Supreme Court decision lets disabled sit away from the picture”, KATU, Jul. 1; “Beyond the letter of the ADA” (editorial), The Oregonian, Jul. 3; Christine M. Garton, “Disabled Moviegoers Fight Stadium Seating”, Legal Times, Jun. 24). For more on the controversy, see Nov. 11 and links from there.

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