Hamilton v. Westchester County
Rights Behind Bars is lead counsel representing a formerly pro se detainee who after a serious knee injury did not receive recreation, an accessible shower, a safe housing unit, or a railing to hold onto while being strip-searched. District court decided case below on grounds that short-term injuries are categorically not disabilities under the ADA, a standard explicitly abrogated by the ADAAA. Learn more about this case’s potential impact here and here.
The Second Circuit court issued an opinion vacating the district court’s order dismissing Hamilton’s ADA claim, correctly finding that temporary injuries indeed qualify as a "disability" under the ADA.
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