United States Fifth Circuit
US v. MISSISSIPPI DEP'T OF PUBLIC SAFETY, 02-60048
The United States is not barred by the Eleventh Amendment from suing a state to enforce federal law and obtain the relief authorized by the Americans With Disability Act.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/05/2003
- Published 03/05/2003
Judges
- KING, Chief Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Linda Frances Thome,Jessica Dunsay Silver (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Rights Div., Washington, DC, Cynthia Lynn Eldridge, Asst. U.S. Atty, Jackson, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Rickey T. Moore (argued), Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellee.