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U. S. Supreme Court - January 10 - January 16, 2006
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United States v. Georgia, (No. 04-1203), (No. 04-1236),
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, January 10, 2006 * , Decided * Together with No. 04-1236, Goodman v. Georgia et al., also on certiorari to the same court.
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Overview: was an unequivocal expression of Congress's intent to abrogate state sovereign immunity. The inmate's claims for money damages against the state under Title II of the ADA were evidently based, at least in large part, on conduct that independently violated the provisions of, which incorporated theguarantee against cruel and unusual punishment., included the power to abrogate state sovereign immunity by authorizing private suits for damages against the states. Thus, insofar as Title II of the ADA created a private cause of action for damages against the states for conduct that actually violated the, Title II of the ADA validly abrogated state sovereign immunity. The Eleventh Circuit erred in dismissing the inmate's Title II of the ADA claims that were based on such unconstitutional conduct.
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