United States Eighth Circuit

Both Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act permit punitive damages, and the Kansas City Police Board is not an arm of the state for purposes of Eleventh Amendment immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/13/2001
• Published 06/13/2001

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before BEAM, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges and ALSOP, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John M. Simpson, argued, Kansas City, MO (Connie Knight Sieracki, Davis, CA, Michael L. Hodges, Lenexa, KS, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lisa S. Morris, argued, Kansas City, MO (Dale H. Close, Daniel J. Haus, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.