tennessee lane et argued january decided may respondent paraplegics filed action damages equitable relief alleging tennessee number counties denied physical access state courts violation title ii americans disabilities act ada provides qualified individual disability shall reason disability excluded participation denied benefits services programs activities public entity district denied state motion dismiss eleventh amendment immunity grounds sixth circuit held appeal abeyance pending board trustees univ garrett later ruled garrett eleventh amendment bars private money damages actions state violations ada title prohibits employment discrimination disabled en banc sixth circuit issued popovich decision interpreted garrett bar private ada suits based equal protection principles relying due process therefore permitted title ii damages action proceed despite state immunity claim thereafter sixth circuit panel affirmed dismissal denial case explaining respondents claims barred based due process principles response rehearing petition arguing popovich control respondents complaint allege due process violations panel filed amended opinion explaining due process protects right access courts evidence congress enacted title ii established inter alia physical barriers courthouses courtrooms effect denying disabled people opportunity access held applies class cases implicating fundamental right access courts title ii constitutes valid exercise congress authority fourteenth amendment enforce amendment substantive guarantees pp determining whether congress constitutionally abrogated state eleventh amendment immunity requires resolution two predicate questions whether congress unequivocally expressed intent abrogate whether acted pursuant valid grant constitutional authority kimel florida bd regents first question easily answered since ada specifically provides abrogation see regard second question congress abrogate state sovereign immunity pursuant valid exercise power fourteenth amendment fitzpatrick bitzer power however unlimited congress must wide berth devising appropriate remedial preventative measures unconstitutional actions measures may work substantive change governing law city boerne flores boerne set forth test distinguishing permissible remedial legislation unconstitutional substantive redefinition section legislation valid exhibits congruence proportionality injury means adopted prevent remedy applying boerne test garrett concluded ada title valid exercise congress power historical record statute broad sweep suggested title true aim much enforcement attempt rewrite fourteenth amendment jurisprudence view significant differences titles ii however garrett left open question whether title ii valid exercise congress power pp title ii valid exercise congress enforcement power pp boerne inquiry first step requires identification constitutional rights congress sought enforce enacted title ii garrett whether title ii validly enforces constitutional rights question must judged reference historical experience reflects south carolina katzenbach congress enacted title ii backdrop pervasive unequal treatment persons disabilities administration state services programs including systematic deprivations fundamental rights historical experience title ii reflects also documented decisions courts identified unconstitutional treatment disabled persons state agencies variety public programs services respect particular services issue congress learned many individuals many excluded courthouses proceedings reason disabilities civil rights commission report congress showed public services programs housed buildings inaccessible unusable persons congress also heard testimony persons describing physical inaccessibility local courthouses appointed task force heard numerous examples exclusion state judicial services programs including failure make courtrooms accessible witnesses physical disabilities sheer volume evidence far exceeds record last term nevada dept human resources hibbs approved leave provision family medical leave act valid legislation congress finding ada discrimination individuals disabilities persists critical areas access public services together extensive record disability discrimination underlies makes clear inadequate provision public services access public facilities appropriate subject prophylactic legislation pp title ii appropriate response history pattern unequal treatment unquestionably valid legislation applies class cases implicating accessibility judicial services congress chosen remedy pattern exclusion discrimination issue title ii requirement program accessibility congruent proportional object enforcing right access courts long history unequal treatment disabled persons administration judicial services persisted despite several state federal legislative efforts remedy problem faced considerable evidence shortcomings previous efforts congress justified concluding difficult intractable problem disability discrimination warranted added prophylactic measures hibbs gideon wainwright make clear ordinary considerations cost convenience alone justify state failure provide individuals meaningful right access courts judged backdrop title ii affirmative obligation accommodate reasonable prophylactic measure reasonably targeted legitimate end pp affirmed stevens delivered opinion souter ginsburg breyer joined souter filed concurring opinion ginsburg joined ginsburg filed concurring opinion souter breyer joined rehnquist filed dissenting opinion kennedy thomas joined scalia thomas filed dissenting opinions tennessee petitioner george lane et al writ certiorari appeals sixth circuit may justice stevens delivered opinion title ii americans disabilities act ada act stat provides qualified individual disability shall reason disability excluded participation denied benefits services programs activities public entity subjected discrimination entity question presented case whether title ii exceeds congress power fourteenth amendment august respondents george lane beverly jones filed action state tennessee number tennessee counties alleging past ongoing violations title ii respondents paraplegics use wheelchairs mobility claimed denied access services state system reason disabilities lane alleged compelled appear answer set criminal charges second floor county courthouse elevator first appearance lane crawled two flights stairs get courtroom lane returned courthouse hearing refused crawl carried officers courtroom consequently arrested jailed failure appear jones certified reporter alleged able gain access number county courthouses result lost work opportunity participate judicial process respondents sought damages equitable relief state moved dismiss suit ground barred eleventh amendment district denied motion without opinion state intervened defend title ii abrogation eleventh amendment immunity april appeal briefed argued appeals sixth circuit entered order holding case abeyance pending decision board trustees univ garrett garrett concluded eleventh amendment bars private suits seeking money damages state violations title ada left open however question whether eleventh amendment permits suits money damages title ii following garrett decision appeals sitting en banc heard argument title ii suit brought litigant sought money damages state failure accommodate disability child custody proceeding popovich cuyahoga county divided permitted suit proceed despite state assertion eleventh amendment immunity majority interpreted garrett bar private ada suits based equal protection principles rely due process principles minority concluded congress validly abrogated eleventh amendment immunity title ii claims concurring opinion concluded title ii validly abrogated state sovereign immunity respect equal protection due process claims following en banc decision popovich panel appeals entered order affirming district denial state motion dismiss case judgt order reported fed appx order explained respondents claims barred based due process principles response petition rehearing arguing popovich controlling complaint allege due process violations panel filed amended opinion explained due process clause protects right access courts evidence congress enacted title ii established physical barriers government buildings including courthouses courtrooms effect denying disabled people opportunity access vital services exercise fundamental rights guaranteed due process clause moreover record demonstrated public entities failure accommodate needs qualified persons disabilities may result directly unconstitutional animus impermissible stereotypes panel however categorically reject state submission instead noted case presented difficult questions clarified absent factual record remanded proceedings ibid granted certiorari affirm ii ada passed large majorities houses congress decades deliberation investigation need comprehensive legislation address discrimination persons disabilities years immediately preceding ada enactment congress held hearings created special task force gathered evidence every state union conclusions congress drew evidence set forth task force committee reports described lengthy legislative hearings summarized preamble central among conclusions congress finding individuals disabilities discrete insular minority faced restrictions limitations subjected history purposeful unequal treatment relegated position political powerlessness society based characteristics beyond control individuals resulting stereotypic assumptions truly indicative individual ability individuals participate contribute society invoking sweep congressional authority including power enforce fourteenth amendment regulate commerce ada designed provide clear comprehensive national mandate elimination discrimination individuals disabilities forbids discrimination persons disabilities three major areas public life employment covered title statute public services programs activities subject title ii public accommodations covered title iii title ii prohibits public entity discriminating qualified persons disabilities provision operation public services programs activities act defines term public entity include state local governments well agencies instrumentalities persons disabilities qualified without reasonable modifications rules policies practices removal architectural communication transportation barriers provision auxiliary aids services mee essential eligibility requirements receipt services participation programs activities provided public entity title ii enforcement provision incorporates reference rehabilitation act stat added authorizes private citizens bring suits money damages iii eleventh amendment renders immune suit law equity commenced prosecuted citizens another state citizens subjects foreign state even though amendment terms applies suits state citizens another state cases repeatedly held immunity also applies unconsented suits brought state citizens garrett cases also held congress may abrogate state eleventh amendment immunity determine whether done given case must resolve two predicate questions first whether congress unequivocally expressed intent abrogate immunity second whether congress acted pursuant valid grant constitutional authority first question easily answered case act specifically provides state shall immune eleventh amendment constitution action federal state competent jurisdiction violation chapter garrett see party disputes adequacy expression congress intent abrogate eleventh amendment immunity question whether congress power give effect intent fitzpatrick bitzer held congress abrogate state sovereign immunity pursuant valid exercise power fourteenth amendment enforce substantive guarantees amendment enforcement power often acknowledged broad power indeed mississippi univ women hogan citing ex parte virginia includes authority remedy deter violation rights guaranteed fourteenth amendment prohibiting somewhat broader swath conduct including forbidden amendment text kimel see also city boerne flores recent affirmation breadth congress power came hibbs considered whether male state employee recover money damages state failure comply leave provision family medical leave act fmla stat et seq upheld fmla valid exercise congress power combat unconstitutional sex discrimination even though suggestion state leave policy adopted applied discriminatory purpose render unconstitutional rule personnel administrator mass feeney congress seeks remedy prevent unconstitutional discrimination authorizes enact prophylactic legislation proscribing practices discriminatory effect intent carry basic objectives equal protection clause congress power however unlimited congress must wide berth devising appropriate remedial preventative measures unconstitutional actions measures may work substantive change governing law boerne boerne recognized line remedial legislation substantive redefinition easy discern congress must wide latitude determining lies also confirmed distinction exists must observed set forth test observing section legislation valid exhibits congruence proportionality injury prevented remedied means adopted end boerne held congress exceeded authority enacted religious freedom restoration act rfra began noting congress enacted rfra direct response decision employment dept human resources smith stated purpose restor ing constitutional rule smith rejected internal quotation marks omitted though respondent attempted defend statute reasonable means enforcing free exercise clause interpreted smith concluded rfra proportion objective understood attempt work substantive change constitutional protections indeed purpose law defined contours boerne congruence proportionality test florida prepaid postsecondary ed expense bd college savings bank issue case validity patent plant variety protection remedy clarification act hereinafter patent remedy act statutory amendment congress enacted wake decision atascadero state hospital scanlon clarify intent abrogate state sovereign immunity patent infringement suits florida prepaid finding age discrimination employment act exceeded congress powers boerne morrison violence women act applying boerne test garrett concluded title ada valid exercise congress power enforce fourteenth amendment prohibition unconstitutional disability discrimination public employment florida prepaid concluded congress exercise prophylactic power unsupported relevant history pattern constitutional violations although dissent pointed congress great deal evidence discrimination persons disabilities breyer dissenting opinion noted overwhelming majority evidence related provision public services public accommodations areas addressed titles ii iii rather title also noted neither ada legislative findings legislative history reflected concern engaging pattern unconstitutional employment discrimination emphasized house senate committee reports ada focused employment private sector made mention discrimination public employment quoting pt emphasis garrett finally concluded title broad remedial scheme insufficiently targeted remedy prevent unconstitutional discrimination public employment taken together historical record broad sweep statute suggested title true aim much enforce fourteenth amendment prohibitions disability discrimination public employment rewrite fourteenth amendment jurisprudence view significant differences titles ii however garrett left open question whether title ii valid exercise congress enforcement power question turn iv first step boerne inquiry requires us identify constitutional right rights congress sought enforce enacted title ii garrett observed classifications based disability violate constitutional command lack rational relationship legitimate governmental purpose garrett citing cleburne title ii like title seeks enforce prohibition irrational disability discrimination also seeks enforce variety basic constitutional guarantees infringements subject searching judicial review see dunn blumstein shapiro thompson skinner oklahoma ex rel williamson rights include like right access courts issue case protected due process clause fourteenth amendment due process clause confrontation clause sixth amendment applied via fourteenth amendment guarantee criminal defendant respondent lane right present stages trial absence might frustrate fairness proceedings faretta california due process clause also requires afford certain civil litigants meaningful opportunity heard removing obstacles full participation judicial proceedings boddie connecticut held sixth amendment guarantees criminal defendants right trial jury composed fair cross section community noting exclusion identifiable segments playing major roles community squared constitutional concept jury trial taylor louisiana finally recognized members public right access criminal proceedings secured first amendment superior county riverside whether title ii validly enforces constitutional rights question must judged reference historical experience reflects south carolina katzenbach see also florida prepaid boerne authorizes congress enact reasonably prophylactic remedial legislation appropriateness remedy depends gravity harm seeks prevent difficult intractable problems often require powerful remedies kimel also true trong measures appropriate address one harm may unwarranted response another lesser one boerne difficult perceive harm title ii designed address congress enacted title ii backdrop pervasive unequal treatment administration state services programs including systematic deprivations fundamental rights example categorically disqualified voting without regard individual capacity majority laws remain subject legal challenge recently similarly number prohibited continue prohibit persons disabilities engaging activities serving historical experience title ii reflects also documented cases identified unconstitutional treatment disabled persons state agencies variety settings including unjustified commitment jackson indiana abuse neglect persons committed state mental health hospitals youngberg romeo irrational discrimination zoning decisions cleburne cleburne living center decisions courts document pattern unequal treatment tration wide range public services programs activities including penal public notably decisions also demonstrate pattern unconstitutional treatment administration pattern disability discrimination persisted despite several federal state legislative efforts address deliberations led enactment ada congress identified important shortcomings existing laws rendered inadequate address pervasive problems discrimination people disabilities facing see also pt also uncovered evidence shortcomings form hundreds examples unequal treatment persons disabilities political subdivisions see garrett breyer dissenting see also app opinion breyer dissenting opinion garrett observed overwhelming majority examples concerned discrimination administration public programs services government lodging garrett available clerk case file respect particular services issue case congress learned many individuals many across country excluded courthouses proceedings reason disabilities report congress showed public services programs housed buildings inaccessible unusable persons disabilities even taking account possibility services programs might restructured relocated parts buildings civil rights commission accommodating spectrum individual abilities congress heard testimony persons disabilities described physical inaccessibility local courthouses oversight hearing house subcommittee select education committee education labor appointed task force heard numerous examples exclusion persons disabilities state judicial services programs including exclusion persons visual impairments hearing impairments jury service failure state local governments provide interpretive services hearing impaired failure permit testimony adults developmental disabilities abuse cases failure make courtrooms accessible witnesses physical disabilities government lodging garrett see also task force rights empowerment americans disabilities ada empowerment given sheer volume evidence demonstrating nature extent unconstitutional discrimination persons disabilities provision public services dissent contention record insufficient justify congress exercise prophylactic power puzzling say least last term hibbs approved leave provision fmla valid legislation based primarily evidence disparate provision parenting leave little concerned unconstitutional state conduct explained fmla targeted classifications subject heightened standard judicial scrutiny easier congress show pattern state constitutional violations garrett kimel concerned legislation targeted classifications subject review title ii aimed enforcement variety basic rights including right access courts issue case call standard judicial review least searching cases searching standard applies classifications event record constitutional violations case including judicial findings unconstitutional state action statistical legislative anecdotal evidence widespread exclusion persons disabilities enjoyment public services far exceeds record hibbs conclusion congress drew body evidence set forth text ada iscrimination individuals disabilities persists critical areas education transportation communication recreation institutionalization health services voting access public services emphasis added finding together extensive record disability discrimination underlies makes clear beyond peradventure inadequate provision public services access public facilities appropriate subject prophylactic legislation question remains whether title ii appropriate response history pattern unequal treatment outset must determine scope inquiry title ii unlike rfra patent remedy act statutes reviewed validity reaches wide array official conduct effort enforce equally wide array constitutional guarantees petitioner urges us examine broad range title ii applications treat breadth mark law invalidity according petitioner fact title ii applies public education access also seating hockey rinks indicates title ii appropriately tailored serve objectives nothing case law requires us consider title ii wide variety applications undifferentiated whatever might said title ii applications question presented case whether congress validly subject private suits money damages failing provide reasonable access hockey rinks even voting booths whether congress power enforce constitutional right access courts find title ii unquestionably valid legislation applies class cases implicating accessibility judicial services need go see raines congress chosen remedy pattern exclusion discrimination described title ii requirement program accessibility congruent proportional object enforcing right access courts unequal treatment disabled persons administration judicial services long history persisted despite several legislative efforts remedy problem disability discrimination faced considerable evidence shortcomings previous legislative responses congress justified concluding difficult intractable proble warranted added prophylactic measures response hibbs internal quotation marks omitted remedy congress chose nevertheless limited one recognizing failure accommodate persons disabilities often practical effect outright exclusion congress required take reasonable measures remove architectural barriers accessibility title ii require employ means make judicial services accessible persons disabilities require compromise essential eligibility criteria public programs requires reasonable modifications fundamentally alter nature service provided individual seeking modification otherwise eligible service ibid title ii implementing regulations make clear reasonable modification requirement satisfied number ways case facilities built altered regulations require compliance specific architectural accessibility standards cfr case older facilities structural change likely difficult public entity may comply title ii adopting variety less costly measures including relocating services alternative accessible sites assigning aides assist persons disabilities accessing services measures ineffective achieving accessibility public entity required make reasonable structural changes ibid event entity required undertake measures impose undue financial administrative burden threaten historic preservation interests effect fundamental alteration nature service duty accommodate perfectly consistent due process principle within limits practicability state must afford individuals meaningful opportunity heard courts boddie internal quotation marks citation omitted cases recognized number affirmative obligations flow principle duty waive filing fees certain criminal duty provide transcripts criminal defendants seeking review duty provide counsel certain criminal cases makes clear ordinary considerations cost convenience alone justify state failure provide individuals meaningful right access courts judged backdrop title ii affirmative obligation accommodate persons disabilities administration justice said proportion supposed remedial preventive object understood responsive designed prevent unconstitutional behavior boerne kimel rather reasonable prophylactic measure reasonably targeted legitimate end reasons conclude title ii applies class cases implicating fundamental right access courts constitutes valid exercise congress authority enforce guarantees fourteenth amendment judgment appeals therefore affirmed ordered tennessee petitioner george lane et al writ certiorari appeals sixth circuit may justice souter justice ginsburg joins concurring join opinion subject caveats recent cases eleventh amendment fourteenth noted nevada dept human resources hibbs souter concurring although concur approach applying criteria title ii americans disabilities act guarantee access courts related rights note engaged expansive enquiry chief justice suggests post dissenting opinion evidence considered underscore appropriateness action address situation disabled individuals courts evidence show judiciary endorsed basis discrimination subject congressional remedy buck bell grudging sustaining constitutionality practice involuntarily sterilizing mental disabilities see better world instead waiting execute degenerate offspring crime let starve imbecility society prevent manifestly unfit continuing kind three generations imbeciles enough laws compelling sterilization often accompanied others indiscriminately requiring institutionalization prohibiting certain individuals disabilities marrying voting attending public schools even appearing public one administrative action along lines judicially sustained part justified precaution sight child cerebral palsy lest produc depressing nauseating effect upon others state ex rel beattie board ed antigo approving exclusion public school many laws enacted implement quondam science eugenics peaked yet statutes judicial vindications sat books long eugenics lapsed see civil rights commission accommodating spectrum individual abilities quite apart fateful inspiration behind one pervasive fault provisions failure reflect amount flexibility freedom required deal wide variation abilities needs people disabilities cleburne cleburne living center instead like invidious discrimination classified people without regard individual capacities lack regard great harm sustaining application title ii today takes welcome step away judiciary prior endorsement blunt instruments imposing legal handicaps tennessee petitioner george lane et al writ certiorari appeals sixth circuit may justice ginsburg justice souter justice breyer join concurring reasons stated mindful congress objective enacting americans disabilities act elimination reduction physical social structures impede people present past perceived impairments contributing according talents nation social economic civic life join opinion americans disabilities act ada act measure expected advance stature persons disabilities see bagenstos subordination stigma disability rev ada aims guarante baseline equal citizenship protecting stigma systematic exclusion public private opportunities protec society loss valuable talents opinion relates see ante act comprises three parts prohibiting discrimination employment title public services programs activities title ii public accommodations title iii case concerns title ii controls conduct administrators public undertakings including individuals disabilities among people count composing people congress understood shaping ada sometimes require blindfolded equality responsiveness difference indifference accommodation central act primary objective congress extended statute range reach government activities title ii required reasonable modifications public actors rules policies practices title ii see also defining discrimination include failure provide reasonable accommodations title ii requiring reasonable modifications public accommodations policies practices procedures title iii bagenstos supra ada supporters sought eliminate practices combine physical mental conditions create call universal access rules serve function macro level requirements individualized accommodation modification fill gaps micro level omitted olmstead responded fidelity ada accommodation theme held state accountable failing provide community residential placements people disabilities state argued olmstead acted impartially provided community placements individuals without disabilities congress observed advanced ada comprehensive view concept discrimination one embraced failures provide reasonable accommodations today similarly faithful act demand reasonable accommodation secure access avoid exclusion legislation calling upon government actors respect dignity individuals disabilities entirely compatible constitution commitment federalism properly conceived seems conducive harmonious federal system require congress exercises authority fourteenth amendment essentially indict state disregarding stature persons disabilities see post scalia dissenting congress may impose prophylactic legislation upon particular identified history relevant constitutional violations nevada dept human resources hibbs scalia dissenting controlled legislation state demand shown acting violation fourteenth amendment emphasis original members congress understandably reluctant condemn constitutional violators complicit maintaining isolated unequal status persons disabilities disarm national legislature resisting adversarial approach lawmaking better suited courtroom opinion documents see ante congress considered body evidence showing diverse parts nation various levels government persons disabilities encounter access barriers public facilities services record rightly holds least bears access courts sufficed warrant national solution people representatives congress elected order tennessee petitioner george lane et al writ certiorari appeals sixth circuit may chief justice rehnquist justice kennedy justice thomas join dissenting board trustees univ garrett held congress validly abrogate eleventh amendment immunity enacted title americans disabilities act ada today concludes title ii act validly abrogate immunity least insofar applies class cases implicating fundamental right access courts ante today decision irreconcilable garrett principles embodies dissent eleventh amendment bars private lawsuits federal unconsenting state nevada dept human resources hibbs garrett supra kimel florida bd regents congress may overcome sovereign immunity authorize suits unmistakably expresses intent acts pursuant valid exercise power fourteenth amendment hibbs supra correctly holds congress satisfied first prerequisite ante disagree conclusion title ii valid enforcement legislation section fourteenth amendment grants congress authority enforce appropriate legislation familiar substantive guarantees contained amendment amdt state shall deprive person life liberty property without due process law deny person within jurisdiction equal protection laws congress power enact appropriate enforcement legislation limited mere legislative repetition fourteenth amendment jurisprudence garrett supra congress may remedy deter state violations constitutional rights prohibiting somewhat broader swath conduct including forbidden amendment text hibbs enforcement power corrective preventive definitional ensure congress usurp responsibility define meaning fourteenth amendment valid legislation must exhibit proportionality injury prevented remedied means adopted end hibbs supra quoting city boerne supra today pays lipservice congruence proportionality test see ante applies manner inconsistent recent precedents garrett conducted inquiry first enunciated city boerne determine whether title ada satisfied test faithful application test title ii reveals redefine rather permissibly enforces rights protected fourteenth amendment hibbs supra first step identify precision scope constitutional right issue garrett supra task easy garrett hibbs kimel city boerne statutes cases sought enforce one constitutional right garrett example statute addressed equal protection right disabled persons free unconstitutional employment discrimination garrett supra see also hibbs supra family medical leave act fmla aims protect right free discrimination workplace kimel supra right free unconstitutional age discrimination employment city boerne supra right free exercise religion scope right explained quite limited indeed equal protection clause permits state classify basis disability long rational basis garrett supra discussing cleburne cleburne living center see also ante case task identifying scope relevant constitutional protection difficult title ii purports enforce panoply constitutional rights disabled persons equal protection right irrational discrimination also certain rights protected due process clause ante however ultimately upholds title ii applies class cases implicating fundamental right access courts ante proper inquiry focuses scope due process rights cites four rights title ii purportedly enforces right criminal defendant present critical stages trial faretta california right litigants meaningful opportunity heard judicial proceedings boddie connecticut right criminal defendant trial jury composed fair cross section ity taylor louisiana public right access criminal proceedings superior county riverside ante traced metes bounds constitutional rights issue next step inquiry requires us examine whether congress identified history pattern violations constitutional rights respect disabled garrett step crucial determining whether title ii legitimate attempt remedy prevent actual constitutional violations illegitimate attempt rewrite constitutional provisions purports enforce indeed congress power appropriately exercised response state transgressions ibid emphasis added majority identifies nothing legislative record shows congress responding widespread violations due process rights disabled persons rather limiting discussion constitutional violations due process rights ultimately relies majority sets account societal discrimination disabled ante digression recounts historical discrimination disabled institutionalization laws restrictions marriage voting public education conditions mental hospitals various forms unequal treatment administration public programs services evidence relevant considering constitutionality statute whole rejects approach favor narrower discounted much type outdated generalized evidence garrett unsupportive title ban employment discrimination see also city boerne noting legislative record lacks modern instances religious bigotry evidence likewise irrelevant title ii purported enforcement due process rights even proper consider broader category evidence much concern unconstitutional action bulk evidence concerns discrimination nonstate governments rather repeatedly held evidence irrelevant inquiry whether congress validly abrogated eleventh amendment immunity privilege enjoyed sovereign garrett supra florida prepaid postsecondary ed expense bd college savings bank kimel brief anecdotes involve sufficiently detailed determine whether instances unequal treatment irrational thus unconstitutional decision cleburne garrett supra therefore even outside access courts context identifies constitutional violations perpetrated disabled respect due process access courts rights ultimately relies congress failure identify pattern actual constitutional violations even striking indeed nothing legislative record statutory findings indicate disabled persons systematically denied right present criminal trials denied meaningful opportunity heard civil cases unconstitutionally excluded jury service denied right attend criminal attempt disguise lack congressional documentation citations judicial decisions retroactively provide support title ii event fails terms see garrett examine whether congress identified history pattern constitutional violations ibid legislative record fails show congress fact identify pattern constitutional violations emphases added indeed type constitutional violation occurs connection litigation particularly telling majority able identify two reported cases finding disabled person federal constitutional rights see ante citing ferrell estelle opinion withdrawn moot people rivera misc sup lacking real evidence congress responding actual due process violations majority relies primarily three items justify decision civil rights commission report showing public services programs housed buildings inaccessible persons disabilities ante testimony house subcommittee regarding physical inaccessibility local courthouses ante evidence submitted congress designated ada task force purportedly contains numerous examples exclusion persons disabilities state judicial services programs ibid closer examination however civil rights commission finding consists single conclusory sentence report far clear finding even includes courthouses house subcommittee report part contains testimony two witnesses neither reported denied right present constitutionally protected indeed witnesses testimony like civil rights commission report concerns physical barriers access address whether either provided means overcome barriers alternative locations proceedings involving disabled persons supra describing alternative means access offered respondent lane based majority description ante report ada task force rights empowerment americans disabilities sounds promising report says nothing disabled person denied access thus apparently relies solely general citation government lodging garrett amidst thousands pages contains anecdotal handwritten reports physically inaccessible courthouses mention whether provided alternate means access evidence moreover submitted congress task force made findings regarding disabled persons access judicial proceedings cf garrett rejecting anecdotal task force evidence similar reasons noted garrett congress truly understood task force information reflecting pattern unconstitutional behavior one expect mention conclusion act legislative findings yet neither legislative findings even committee reports contain single mention seemingly vital topic access cf ibid florida prepaid observing senate report patent plant variety protection remedy clarification act patent remedy act contains evidence unremedied patent infringement become problem national import contrary senate report ada observed currently mandate accessibility newly constructed public buildings even anecdotal evidence conclusory statements relied majority properly considered mere existence architecturally inaccessible courthouse one disabled person utilize without assistance state constitutional violation violation due process occurs person actually denied constitutional right access given judicial proceeding never held person constitutional right make way courtroom without external assistance indeed fact state may need assist individual attend hearing bearing whether individual successfully exercises due process right present proceeding inaccessible courthouse violate equal protection clause unless irrational state alter courthouse make accessible financial considerations almost always furnish rational basis state decline make alterations see garrett noting constitutional employer conserve scarce financial resources hiring employees use existing facilities rather making facilities accessible disabled employees thus evidence regarding inaccessible courthouses evidence constitutional violations provides basis abrogate sovereign immunity lack actual constitutional violations congressional record reminiscent garrett wherein found type minimal anecdotal evidence far short even suggesting pattern unconstitutional state action legislation must based see also kimel barren record likewise fatal majority holding title ii valid legislation enforcing due process rights involve access courts conclusion gains even support title ii nonexistent record constitutional violations compared legislation sustained valid enforcement legislation see hibbs respect racial discrimination voting rights accordingly title ii understood congressional attempt rewrite fourteenth amendment law laid rather legitimate effort remedy prevent state violations amendment garrett supra third step inquiry removes doubt whether title ii valid legislation stage ask whether rights remedies created title ii congruent proportional constitutional rights purports enforce record constitutional violations adduced congress hibbs supra garrett supra title ii provides qualified individual disability shall reason disability excluded participation denied benefits services programs activities public entity subjected discrimination entity disabled person considered qualified meets essential eligibility requirements receipt entity services participation entity programs without reasonable modifications rules policies practices removal architectural communication transportation barriers provision auxiliary aids services emphasis added ada findings make clear congress believed attacking discrimination areas public services well discriminatory effect architectural transportation communication barriers sum title ii requires pain money damages special accommodations disabled persons virtually every interaction state despite subjecting expansive liability broad terms title ii nothing limit coverage act cases involving arguable constitutional violations florida prepaid contrasting title reasonable accommodation disparate impact provisions fourteenth amendment requirements title ii fails reason like title title ii may laudable public policy seriously disputed also attempt legislatively redefine legal obligations fourteenth amendment kimel majority however claims title ii also vindicates fundamental rights protected due process clause addition access courts subject heightened fourteenth amendment scrutiny ante citing dunn blumstein voting shapiro thompson right move new jurisdiction skinner oklahoma ex rel williamson marriage procreation title ii tailored provide prophylactic protection rights instead applies service program activity provided entity provisions affect transportation health education recreation programs among many others accorded scrutiny equal protection clause requirement accommodation disabled amusement park sports stadium example bears permissible prophylactic relationship enabling disabled persons exercise fundamental constitutional rights thus title garrett patent remedy act florida prepaid age discrimination employment act kimel rfra city boerne invalidated attempts substantively redefine fourteenth amendment unlikely many state actions affected title ii ha likelihood unconstitutional city boerne supra viewed whole little doubt title ii ada validly abrogate state sovereign majority concludes title ii massive overbreadth cured considering statute applies class cases implicating accessibility judicial services ante citing raines grave doubts importing applied approach context majority course correct normally considers application statute particular case proper inquiry city boerne progeny somewhat different applying test ask whether congress attempted statutorily redefine constitutional rights protected fourteenth amendment question answered measuring breadth statute coverage scope constitutional rights purports enforce record violations purports remedy conducting analysis however majority posits hypothetical statute never enacted congress applies courthouses effect rig test artificially constricting scope statute closely mirror recognized constitutional right title ii susceptible carved manner applies indiscriminately services programs activities public entity thus majority approach really assessment whether title ii appropriate legislation amdt emphasis added test whether conceive hypothetical statute narrowly tailored enough constitute valid prophylactic legislation precedents support approach case measured full breadth statute relevant provision congress enacted scope constitutional right purported enforce arbitrarily constricted scope statutes match scope core constitutional right cases might come differently garrett example title might upheld applied irrational employment discrimination florida prepaid patent remedy act might upheld applied intentional uncompensated patent infringements thus surprising authority cited majority raines supra case decided long enunciated fear adoption approach eliminates incentive congress craft legislation purpose remedying deterring actual constitutional violations congress simply rely courts sort hypothetical applications undifferentiated statute title ii may enforced subjected substantial litigation piecemeal attempt vindicate eleventh amendment rights majority approach simply squared either recent precedent proper role judiciary even limited context title ii properly abrogate state sovereign immunity demonstrated depth congress utterly failed identify evidence disabled persons denied constitutionally protected access judicial proceedings without predicate showing title ii even hypothesize applies courthouses viewed congruent proportional response state constitutional violations garrett congress authority appropriately exercised response state transgressions moreover even context title ii requires substantially due process clause title ii subjects private lawsuits inter alia fail make reasonable modifications cilities removing architectural barriers yet statute limited occasions failure modify results likely result actual due process violation inability disabled person participate judicial proceeding indeed liability triggered inaccessible building results disabled person subjected discrimination term presumably encompasses sort inconvenience accessing facility whatever purpose majority reliance boddie connecticut cases held due process requires state waive filing fees indigent litigants unavailing cases support principle state must remove financial requirements fact prevent individual exercising constitutional rights certainly support statute subjects state liability failing make vast array special accommodations without regard whether failure accommodate results constitutional wrong respect title ii analogous patent remedy act issue florida prepaid statute subjected monetary liability act patent infringement thus congress nothing limit act coverage cases involving arguable due process violations infringement nonnegligent uncompensated ibid similarly congress authorized private damages suits state merely maintaining courthouse readily accessible disabled without regard whether disabled person due process rights ever violated accordingly even applied access courts context title ii indiscriminate scope offends principle particularly light lack record evidence showing inaccessible courthouses cause actual due process violations foregoing reasons respectfully dissent tennessee petitioner george lane et al writ certiorari appeals sixth circuit may justice scalia dissenting section fourteenth amendment provides congress shall power enforce appropriate legislation provisions amendment including course amendment equal protection due process clauses katzenbach morgan decided congress provision forbid english literacy tests puerto rican voters new york state met certain educational criteria though tests violation fourteenth amendment held authorizes prophylactic legislation legislation proscribes facially constitutional conduct nevada dept human resources hibbs congress determines proscription desirable make amendments fully effective morgan supra quoting ex parte virginia said measure constitutes legislation fourteenth amendment flexible necessary proper standard mcculloch maryland wheat morgan described positive grant legislative power authorizing congress exercise discretion determining whether legislation needed secure guarantees fourteenth amendment ibid morgan opinion followed close upon decision south carolina katzenbach upheld prophylactic application similarly worded enforce provision fifteenth amendment challenged provisions voting rights act fourteenth amendment unlike fifteenth limited denial franchise limited denial rights basis race city boerne flores confronted congress inevitable expansion fourteenth amendment interpreted morgan beyond field racial congress sought religious freedom restoration act stat et impose upon interpretation first amendment free exercise clause explicitly rejected avoid placing congressional hands effective power rewrite bill rights medium formulated congruence proportionality test determining legislation appropriate congress enacts prophylactic legislation said must proportionality congruence means adopted legitimate end achieved joined opinion boerne misgiving generally rejected tests based malleable standards proportionality way turning vehicles implementation individual judges policy preferences see ewing california scalia concurring judgment declining apply proportionality test eighth amendment ban cruel unusual punishment stenberg carhart scalia dissenting declining apply undue burden standard planned parenthood southeastern casey bmw north america gore scalia dissenting declining apply reasonableness test punitive damages due process clause even signed congruence proportionality test boerne adhered later cases florida prepaid postsecondary ed expense bd college savings bank held provisions patent plant variety protection remedy clarification act proportion supposed remedial preventive object understood responsive designed prevent unconstitutional behavior held age discrimination employment act stat amended et seq ed supp iii imposed state local governments requirements disproportionate unconstitutional conduct conceivably targeted act held provision violence women act lacked congruence proportionality aimed proscribing discrimination officials fourteenth amendment might proscribe said title americans disabilities act ada stat raised sort concerns congruence proportionality found city boerne cases soon followed nevada dept human resources hibbs held family medical leave act stat et required provide employees work weeks unpaid leave various purposes annually congruent proportional remedial object preventing sex discrimination understood responsive designed prevent unconstitutional behavior internal quotation marks omitted joined justice kennedy dissent established conclusively thought congress identified unconstitutional state action statute conceivably proportional response today decision holding title ii ada congruent proportional remediation constitutional violations face seems compelling demonstration opposite chief justice dissent yield lessons experience congruence proportionality standard like flabby tests standing invitation judicial arbitrariness decisionmaking worse still casts role congress taskmaster courts ultimately must regularly check congress homework make sure identified sufficient constitutional violations make remedy congruent proportional general matter ill advised adopt adhere constitutional rules bring us constant conflict coequal branch government conflict unavoidable come battle congress armed test congruence proportionality demonstrable basis text constitution objectively shown met failed wrote earlier case low walls vague distinctions judicially defensible heat interbranch conflict plaut spendthrift farm replace congruence proportionality another test one provides clear enforceable limitation supported text section grants congress power enforce appropriate legislation provisions fourteenth amendment amdt emphasis added morgan notwithstanding one within normal meaning term enforce prohibition issuing still broader prohibition directed end one example enforce speed limit imposing speed limit even though indeed directed end automotive safety undoubtedly result many fewer violations limit one enforce right access courts issue case see ante requiring disabled persons provided access services programs activities furnished conducted state simply power enforce means ever meant edition noah webster american dictionary english language current fourteenth amendment adopted defined enforce put execution cause take effect enforce laws see also worcester dictionary english language put force cause applied executed enforce nothing allows congress go beyond provisions fourteenth amendment proscribe prevent remedy conduct violate provision fourteenth amendment prophylactic legislation reinforcement rather enforcement morgan asserted commonsense interpretation confine legislative power insignificant role abrogating state laws judicial branch prepared adjudge unconstitutional merely informing judgment judiciary particularizing generalities amendment one must remember lower federal courts general jurisdiction cases alleging deprivation rights secured constitution berger government judiciary ed fourteenth amendment ratified state enacted law imposing racially discriminatory literacy tests different questions different races citizen prejudiced test means asserting constitutional right free section authorizes congress create cause action citizen may vindicate fourteenth amendment rights one first pieces legislation passed congress power ku klux klan act april stat entitled act enforce provisions fourteenth amendment constitution purposes section act later codified rev stat authorized cause action person color law statute ordinance regulation custom usage state shall subject cause subjected person within jurisdiction deprivation rights privileges immunities secured constitution stat section also authorize measures restrict substantive scope action impose requirements directly related facilitation enforcement example reporting requirements enable violations fourteenth amendment authorize prophylactic measures prohibiting primary conduct forbidden fourteenth amendment major impediment approach suggested stare decisis lot water gone bridge since morgan many important measures voting rights act assume validity morgan south carolina archibald cox put foreword etymological meaning section may favor narrower reading literally enforce means compel performance obligations imposed linguistic argument lost much force south carolina morgan cases decided power enforce embraces measure appropriate effectuating performance state constitutional duty foreword constitutional adjudication promotion human rights harv rev however south carolina morgan later cases except hibbs give expansive meaning enforce fourteenth amendment earlier cases even suggest expansive meaning dicta involved congressional measures directed exclusively used particular case remedy racial discrimination see oregon mitchell see discussion infra ex parte virginia dictum case involving statute imposed criminal penalties officials racial discrimination jury selection strauder west virginia dictum case involving statute permitted removal federal black man claim jury selected racially discriminatory manner virginia rives dictum racial discrimination case involving statute see also city rome upholding valid legislation fifteenth amendment sweeping provisions voting rights act jones alfred mayer upholding law banning public private racial discrimination sale rental erty appropriate legislation thirteenth amendment giving expansive scope regard measures directed racial discrimination accords practices distinctively violative principal purpose fourteenth amendment priority attention envisioned beginning repeatedly reflected opinions cases wall first confrontation fourteenth amendment said following respect equal protection clause doubt much whether action state directed way discrimination negroes class account race ever held come within purview provision clearly provision race emergency strong case necessary application racial discrimination practice issue early cases cited morgan gave expansive description effects see doctrine substantive due process holds fourteenth amendment due process clause protects unenumerated liberties see generally lawrence texas planned parenthood southeastern casey thus fourteenth amendment include many guarantees provides seemingly limited context appear massive expansion congressional power interpret broadly broad interpretation particularly appropriate regard racial discrimination since principal evil equal protection clause directed principal constitutional prohibition stubbornly ignored former still true latter remained true least late morgan congressional regulation targeted racial discrimination given narrower scope oregon mitchell upheld fifteenth amendment provision voting rights act amendments stat barred literacy tests similar requirements classic tools racial discrimination voting fifteenth amendment forbids found beyond power fourteenth amendment provision lowered voting age state elections see opinion black harlan concurring part dissenting part stewart joined burger blackmun concurring part dissenting part third provision forbade disqualifying voters reason residency requirements also upheld minority justices believed adequate authority justice black opinion case described exactly line drawing suggesting congress enforcement power broadest directed goal eliminating discrimination account race course results reached boerne florida prepaid kimel morrison garrett consistent narrower compass afforded congressional regulation protect prevent racial discrimination thus principally reasons stare decisis shall henceforth apply permissive mcculloch standard congressional measures designed remedy racial discrimination however abandon requirement congress may impose prophylactic legislation upon particular identified history relevant constitutional violations see hibbs scalia dissenting morrison morgan harlan dissenting also adhere requirement prophylactic remedy predicated upon state violations must directed state actors rather public large see morrison supra course permit congressional measures violate provisions constitution requirements met however shall leave congress constraints tighter necessary proper clause decide measures appropriate prevent remedy racial discrimination shall also subject congruence proportionality analysis congressional action directed racial discrimination rather shall give full effect action consists enforcement provisions fourteenth amendment within broad unlimited meaning term described goes beyond enforcement prophylaxis however shall consider ultra vires present legislation plainly latter sort requiring access disabled persons public buildings remotely considered means enforcing fourteenth amendment considerations long accepted practice policy sanctioned distortion language state racial discrimination issue apply field social policy far removed principal object civil war amendments seductive plausibility single steps chain evolutionary development legal rule often perceived third fourth fifth extension occurs step taken appeared reasonable step relation preceded although aggregate end result one never seriously considered first instance kind gestative propensity calls drawing familiar judicial legislative process far beyond reels super film burger omitted past time draw line limiting uncontrolled spread textual distortion reasons respectfully dissent judgment tennessee petitioner george lane et al writ certiorari appeals sixth circuit may justice thomas dissenting join chief justice dissent agree title ii americans disabilities act congruent proportional remedy alleged practice denying disabled persons access courts congress fail identify evidence practice enacted ada ante title ii regulates far provision access courts ante joined dissent nevada dept human resources hibbs continue believe hibbs wrongly decided write separately disavow reliance hibbs reaching conclusion footnotes puerto rico aqueduct sewer authority metcalf eddy held state entities claim state may take advantage collateral order doctrine appeal district order denying claim eleventh amendment immunity see task force rights empowerment americans disabilities ada empowerment conf conf cf board trustees univ garrett app opinion breyer dissenting listing congressional hearings ex parte virginia described breadth congress power follows whatever legislation appropriate adapted carry objects amendments view whatever tends enforce submission prohibitions contain secure persons enjoyment perfect equality civil rights equal protection laws state denial invasion prohibited brought within domain congressional power boerne observed legislation deters remedies constitutional violations fall within sweep congress enforcement power even process prohibits conduct unconstitutional intrudes spheres autonomy previously reserved fitzpatrick bitzer example upheld suspension literacy tests similar voting requirements congress parallel power enforce provisions fifteenth amendment see amdt measure combat racial discrimination voting south carolina katzenbach despite facial constitutionality tests lassiter northampton county bd elections also concluded measures protecting voting rights within congress power enforce fourteenth fifteenth amendments despite burdens measures placed south carolina katzenbach supra upholding several provisions voting rights act katzenbach morgan upholding ban literacy tests prohibited certain people schooled puerto rico voting oregon mitchell upholding nationwide ban literacy tests similar voting requirements registering vote city rome upholding extension voting rights act requirement certain jurisdictions preclear change standard practice procedure respect voting see also james everard breweries day upholding ban medical prescription intoxicating malt liquors appropriate enforce eighteenth amendment ban manufacture sale transportation intoxicating liquors beverage purposes cleburne cleburne living center marshall concurring judgment part dissenting part citing note mental disability right vote yale see schriner ochs shields democratic dilemmas notes ada voting rights people cognitive emotional impairments berkeley emp lab tbl ii listing state laws concerning voting rights persons mental disabilities see doe rowe supp code west declaring illegal void marriage idiot person adjudged lunatic rev stat ann west cumulative service criminalizing marriage persons mental disabilities code ann forbidding issuance marriage license imbecile comp laws ann west persons selected inclusion jury list may infirm decrepit code ann authorizing judges excuse mentally physically disabled persons jury service undisputed findings fact pennhurst state school hospital halderman provide another example mistreatment see conditions pennhurst dangerous residents often physically abused drugged staff members also inadequate retarded lafaut smith paraplegic inmate unable access toilet facilities schmidt odell supp double amputee forced crawl around floor jail see also key grayson deaf inmate denied access sex offender therapy program allegedly required precondition parole new york state assn retarded children carey supp edny segregation mentally retarded students hepatitis mills board ed district columbia supp dc exclusion mentally retarded students public school system see also robertson granite city community unit school district supp sd student aids excluded attending regular education classes participating extracurricular activities thomas atascadero unified school district supp cd cal kindergarten student aids excluded class doe rowe supp disenfranchisement persons guardianship reason mental illness see also new york ex rel spitzer county delaware supp ndny voters unable access county polling places ferrell estelle deaf criminal defendant denied interpretive services opinion withdrawn moot state schaim ohio people rivera misc sup see also layton elder litigant excluded county quorum session held second floor inaccessible courthouse matthews jefferson supp wd ark litigant carried second floor inaccessible courthouse unable leave use restroom facilities obtain meal arrangements made carry downstairs end day pomerantz county los angeles blind persons categorically excluded jury service galloway superior district columbia supp dc delong brumbaugh supp wd deaf individual excluded jury service people green cty prosecutor exercised peremptory strike prospective juror solely hearing impaired comprehensive discussion shortcomings state disability discrimination statutes see colker milani world insufficient state protection disability discrimination rev chief justice dismisses irrelevant portions evidence concern conduct nonstate governments post dissenting opinion argument rests mistaken premise valid exercise congress power must always predicated solely evidence constitutional violations operate premise case particularly inappropriate case concerns provision judicial services area local governments typically treated arm state eleventh amendment purposes mt healthy city bd ed doyle thus enjoy precisely immunity unconsented suit see callahan philadelphia municipal arm state entitled eleventh amendment immunity kelly municipal courts franceschi schwartz cf garrett event cases recognized evidence constitutional violations part nonstate governmental actors relevant inquiry sure evidence constitutional violations particularly important florida prepaid postsecondary ed expense bd college savings bank kimel florida bd regents garrett sole purpose reliance place equal footing private actors respect amenability suit much evidence south carolina katzenbach post fact contained little specific evidence pattern unconstitutional discrimination part indeed evidence congress enacted fmla related primarily practices employers federal government see hibbs see also kennedy dissenting specifically relied senate report citation bureau labor statistics survey revealing disparities provision parenting leave men women submissions two sources hearing parental medical leave act predecessor bill fmla parental leave polices policies evidence provided women one year extended maternity leave provided similarly extended paternity leave house report quotation study found failure implement uniform standards parenting leave federal employees open discretionary possibly unequal treatment pt hibbs contrary chief justice post neither garrett florida prepaid lends support proposition boerne test requires courts cases measur full breadth statute relevant provision congress enacted scope constitutional right purported enforce fact decision garrett severed title ada title ii purposes inquiry demonstrates courts need examine full breadth statute moreover garrett florida prepaid like recent cases concerned legislation narrowly targeted enforcement single constitutional right reason neither speaks issue presented case chief justice approach compelled nature boerne inquiry answer question boerne asks whether piece legislation attempts substantively redefine constitutional guarantee logically focuses manner legislation operates enforce particular guarantee unclear anything examining title ii application hockey rinks voting booths tell us whether title ii substantively redefines right access courts raines state subject suit civil rights act contended law exceeded congress power enforce fifteenth amendment prohibited person state actors interfering voting rights rejected argument concluding complaint called application statute clearly constitutional fifteenth amendment end question constitutionality case implicates right access courts need consider whether title ii duty accommodate exceeds constitution requires class cases implicate cleburne prohibition irrational discrimination see garrett boddie connecticut divorce filing fee record fee parental rights termination action smith bennett filing fee habeas petitions burns ohio filing fee direct appeal criminal case griffin illinois gideon wainwright trial counsel persons charged felony offenses douglas california counsel direct appeals right chief justice contends title ii understood remedial legislation subjects state liability failing make vast array special accommodations without regard whether failure accommodate results constitutional wrong post emphasis original often acknowledged congress confined enactment legislation merely parrots precise wording fourteenth amendment may prohibit somewhat broader swath conduct including forbidden amendment text kimel upholding fmla valid remedial legislation without regard whether failure provide statutorily mandated weeks leave results violation fourteenth amendment footnotes see generally cleburne cleburne living center marshall concurring judgment part dissenting part burgdorf burgdorf history unequal treatment santa clara law brief majority opinion shows persist day ante say nothing lingering effects society footnotes discussion propriety approach see infra ante citing cleburne cleburne living center irrational discrimination city zoning board ante citing new york ex rel spitzer county delaware supp ndny ada lawsuit brought state county ante citing four cases concerning local school boards unconstitutional actions ante citing one case involving conditions federal prison another involving county jail inmate ante referring hundreds examples unequal treatment political subdivisions emphasis added majority obscures fact repeatedly referring congressional findings discrimination unequal treatment course generic findings discrimination unequal treatment vel non insufficient show pattern constitutional violations scrutiny applies board trustees univ garrett certainly respondents lane jones denied constitutional rights majority admits lane able attend initial hearing criminal trial ante lane arrested failing appear second hearing refused assistance officers dispatched help courtroom ante conducted preliminary hearing library accommodate lane disability app pet cert later offered move proceedings case courthouse nearby town light facts hardly said state violated lane right present trial indeed made affirmative attempts secure right respondent jones disabled reporter seriously contend suffered constitutional injury two justices noted garrett violating due process rights disabled persons one expected find decisions courts extensive litigation discussion constitutional violations kennedy joined concurring balance citations refer cases arising enactment ada contain findings federal constitutional violations ante citing layton elder case finding ada violations matthews jefferson supp wd ark galloway superior supp dc state schaim ohio remanded hearing constitutional issue people green county finding violation state constitution delong brumbaugh supp wd statute upheld facial constitutional challenge rehabilitation act violations pomerantz los angeles county rehabilitation act claim challenged statute later amended accordingly offer support whatsoever notion title ii valid response documented constitutional violations oversight hearing house subcommittee select education committee education labor statement emeka nwojke explaining encountered difficulties appearing due physical characteristics courthouse courtroom rudeness employees statement ellen telker blind attorney know least one courthouse new elevators tactile markings majority rather peculiarly points congress finding individuals disabilities persists critical areas access public evidence congress sought vindicate due process rights disabled persons ante quoting emphasis added however one usually refer right attend judicial proceeding access public servic given lack concern courthouse accessibility issues legislative history highly unlikely legislative finding obliquely refers state violations due process rights disabled persons attend judicial proceedings correctly explains easier congress show pattern state constitutional targets state action triggers higher level constitutional scrutiny ante quoting nevada dept human resources hibbs however precedents attest congress may dispense required showing altogether simply purports enforce due process rights see florida prepaid postsecondary ed expense bd college savings bank invalidating patent remedy act purported enforce due process clause congress failed identify record constitutional violations city boerne flores respect religious freedom restoration act rfra foregoing discussion demonstrates precisely sanctioned record utterly devoid proof congress responding state violations due process rights case controlled florida prepaid city boerne rather hibbs title ii approach regulating public services contrasts starkly closely tailored laws upheld legitimate prophylactic legislation hibbs example fmla narrowly targeted remedy widespread gender discrimination availability family leave garrett ground similarly cases involving enforcement fifteenth amendment upheld limited remedial scheme narrowly tailored address massive evidence discrimination voting garrett unlike statutes title ii indiscriminate scope particularly incongruous light scant support predicate unconstitutional conduct congress intended remedy florida prepaid raines inapposite event considered constitutionality civil rights act statute designed enforce fifteenth amendment whose narrowly tailored substantive provisions unquestionably applied state actors like respondents therein question presented whether statute facially invalid might read constrain nonstate actors well upheld statute applied respondents declined entertain facial challenge situation case much different question presented whether title ii indiscriminate substantive provisions constitutionally applied petitioner state raines thus provides support avoiding question conjuring imaginary statute substantive provisions might pass test majority invocation hibbs justify title ii overbreadth unpersuasive see ante hibbs concluded light evidence congress fmla provision necessary achiev congress remedial object found legislative record included evidence state constitutional violations evidence provision merely enforcing equal protection clause actually perpetuate gender stereotypes congress sought eradicate employers simply eliminate family leave entirely ibid without comparable evidence constitutional violations necessity prophylactic measures basis uphold title ii requirements footnotes congress previously attempted extension voting rights act amendments stat sought lower voting age state elections extension rejected three separate opinions none commanded majority see infra professor tribe treatise gives examples measures facilitate enforcement context fifteenth amendment civil rights act stat authorized attorney general seek injunctions interference right vote racial grounds civil rights act stat permitted joinder parties defendant gave attorney general access local voting records authorized courts register voters areas systemic discrimination civil rights act stat expedited hearing voting cases courts tribe american constitutional law ed later case cited morgan james everard breweries day applied flexible standard mcculloch maryland wheat eighteenth amendment forbade manufacture sale transportation intoxicating liquors within importation thereof exportation thereof beverage purposes provided congress several shall concurrent power enforce article appropriate legislation congress provided supplemental prohibition act stat spirituous vinous liquor may prescribed medicinal purposes challenged unconstitutional went beyond regulation intoxicating liquors beverage purposes hence beyond enforcement opinion citing none thirteenth fourteenth fifteenth amendment cases discussed text held mcculloch maryland test applied unlike issue case involve power control respects otherwise permitted constitution consequence federal government going beyond enforcement narrowly defined arguable incursion upon powers left essentially issue mcculloch addressed dicta one earlier cases seemed suggest even nonprophylactic provisions adopted except response state constitutional violations state guilty violation fourteenth amendment provisions made enforced law abridging privileges immunities citizens one departments deprived person life liberty property without due process law denied person within jurisdiction equal protection laws contrary laws state enacted legislative construed judicial administered executive departments recognize protect rights persons amendment imposes duty confers power upon congress harris see textual basis interpretation