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Barbour, Adam v. WMATA
D.C. CircuitJuly 9, 2004No. 03-7044Cited 1 time
Plaintiff WinWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Case Details
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
- Circuit
- DC Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
Discrimination
Outcome
The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's rejection of WMATA's Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity defense, holding that WMATA waived immunity by accepting federal transportation funds and is therefore subject to suit under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act for disability discrimination.
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