Minority Opinion of the Supreme Court: Tennessee v. Lane et al.
May 17, 2004 Minority Opinion of the Supreme Court: Tennessee v. Lane et al. Chief Justice Rehnquist, with whom Justice Kennedy and Justice Thomas join, dissenting: In Board of Trustees of Univ. of Ala. v. Garrett, 531 U. S. 356 (2001), we held that Congress did not validly abrogate States. Eleventh Amendment immunity when it enacted Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U. S. C. 12111.12117. Today, the Court concludes that Title II of that Act, 12131.12165, does validly abrogate that immunity, at least insofar .as it applies to the class of . . .
