ADA suits against states struck down- what's next?

[Justin Schwartz]

No. The 11th amendment stuff just blocks lawsuits IN FEDERAL COURT. It's a 
jurisdictional issue, and the 11th amendment doesn't speak to the 
jurisdiction of the state courts. So the states can be sued under the ADA 
FOR DAMAGES in state court. --jks


>
>It's legally fucked up but the ADA holds both unions and states liable, but
>only the union can be sued.  As you note, this may become a lovely point of
>leverage by state governments in a whole range of anti-discrimination areas
>where unions share joint liability and now all legal vulnerability.
>
>-- Nathan Newman
>

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