United States Eighth Circuit

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a valid exercise of Congress's spending power, and Arkansas waived its immunity with respect to Section 504 suits by accepting federal funds.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/22/2000
• Published 12/22/2000

Judges

• BOWMAN, Chief Judge., Before BOWMAN, Chief Judge,LOKEN, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Tim Humphries, Little Rock, AR, Argued (Winston Bryant, Atty. Gen. on the brief), for Appellant., Seth Galanter, Argued (Bill Lann Lee and Jessica Dunsay Silver, on the brief), for Intervenor U.S.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas K. Gilhool, Philadelphia, PA, Argued (Judith A. Gran, Matthew M. Gutt, and Michael Churchill, on the brief), for Appellees.