Law School Applicant's Disability Discrimination Claim Rejected

[摘要] ADAdisabilitylaw schoolpretextualitymental illnessEighth Circuit Upholds Law School's Summary Judgment Because Applicant Failed to Show the School Rejected His Application Because of Discrimination Based on Mental IllnessIn Power v. University of North Dakota School of Law, 954 F.3d 1047 (8th Cir. 2020), Padraic Power sued the University of North Dakota School of Law (UND Law) under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 (2008)), arguing his law school application was rejected based on mental illness. The district court granted summary judgment to UND Law because Mr. Power failed to show that the law school's legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for rejecting his application was pretext for discrimination. Mr. Power appealed to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which affirmed the district court's judgment.

[学科分类] 儿科学

[关键词] ADA;disability;law school;pretextuality;mental illness