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US AIRWAYS, INC. v. BARNETT

No. 00-1250.

535 U.S. 391 (2002)

US AIRWAYS, INC. v. BARNETT

United States Supreme Court.

Decided April 29, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter E. Dellinger argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Lawrence M. Nagin and Robert A. Siegel.

Claudia Center argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were William C. McNeill III, Eric Schnapper, Todd Schneider, Guy Wallace, and Robert W. Rychlik.*

Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Stevens, O'Connor, and Kennedy, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., p. 406, and O'Connor, J., p. 408, filed concurring opinions. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined, p. 411. Souter, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, J., joined, p. 420.

Justice Breyer, delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA or Act), 104 Stat. 328, 42 U. S. C. § 12101 et seq. (1994 ed. and Supp. V), prohibits an employer from discriminating against an "individual with a disability" who, with "reasonable accommodation," can perform the essential functions of the job. §§ 12112(a) and (b) (1994 ed.). This case, arising in the context of summary judgment, asks us how...

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