Episode 59 – SCOTUS Update: Perez v. Sturgis Secures a Supreme Court Win for Disability Rights

Connected With Latham · Nov 2, 2023 · 37m

On March 21, 2023, the US Supreme Court ruled for Miguel Luna Perez, a Latham pro bono client, in Perez v. Sturgis. Perez, who is deaf, was repeatedly denied reasonable accommodations, including a qualified sign-language interpreter, by Sturgis Public Schools and the Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education. Lower courts had held that Perez could not proceed with an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claim seeking monetary damages because he had not exhausted his Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) remedies. A unanimous US Supreme Court held that a plaintiff need not…