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Samuel Bagenstos

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• B.A. at University of North Carolina
• J.D. at Harvard University

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Media advisory- Fighting for the right to vote on Feb. 12 Professor to challenge MO voting ban for all disabled adults under full guardianship before Justice O'Connor and the Eighth Circuit (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/8727.html) Feb. 8, 2007 -- Samuel Bagenstos, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis and antidiscrimination law expert, will argue Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services v. Carnahan before Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and the Eighth Circuit on Feb. 12. This case involves a challenge to the Missouri constitutional and statutory provisions that disenfranchise individuals who are under full guardianship, even if they have the capacity to vote.

Supreme Court victory for WUSTL law professor Georgia inmate represented by Samuel Bagenstos prevails in disability rights case (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/6355.html) Jan. 10, 2006 -- Bagenstos The United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously on January 9 in favor of a Georgia inmate in a disability rights case, United States v. Georgia. Samuel R. Bagenstos, J.D., professor of law, argued the case on behalf of the inmate, Tony Goodman. The ruling paves the wave for Goodman to seek damages against the state of Georgia. According to the ruling, Goodman's "more serious allegations" were that he was "confined for 23-to-24 hours per day in a 12-by-3-foot cell, in which he could not turn his wheelchair around" and that "the lack of accessible facilities rendered him unable to use the toilet and shower without assistance, which was often denied."

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Houston area schools don't expect ruling to have major impact Houston Chronicle July 2, 2007 -- School leaders in the Houston area said Thursday they're not expecting a shake-up in how they assign students to campuses after a Supreme Court decision that limits the use of race. WUSTL law professor Samuel Bagenstos comments on the ruling.

Former Supreme Court justice to hear cases in St. Louis Associated Press State & Local Wire and 2 others Feb. 14, 2007 -- Friday story on retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor who will be part of a three-judge appellate court panel in St. Louis hearing two high-profile cases this week. One case she'll hear involves a challenge to Missouri election law that opponents say denies voting rights to some who are mentally ill. WUSTL law professor and anti-discrimination law expert Samuel Bagenstos says a dozen states allow for individual assessments of mentally ill people under guardianship.

Supreme Court allows disabled Georgia inmate to proceed with suit against state The New York Times Jan. 11, 2006 -- WUSTL law professor Samuel Bagenstos, comments on a case he argued in front of the Supreme Court. In the case, a paraplegic prison inmate sued the State of Georgia under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Supreme Court, in its first federalism decision since John Roberts became chief justice, ruled that Congress acted within its constitutional authority when it stripped states of immunity from some suits for damages by disabled prison inmates.

Recent Publications:

• Subordination, Stigma, and "Disability," 86 Va. L. Rev. 397 (2000)
• The Americans with Disabilities Act as Risk Regulation, 101 Colum. L. Rev. 1479 (2001)
• The Americans with Disabilities Act as Welfare Reform, 44 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 921 (2003)
• Antidiscrimination, Accommodation, and the Politics of (Disability) Civil Rights, 89 Va. L. Rev. 825 (2003)
• Justice Ginsburg and the Judicial Role in Expanding "We the People": The Disability Rights Cases, 104 Colum. L. Rev. 49 (2004)
• The Supreme Court, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Rational Discrimination, 55 Ala. L. Rev. 923 (2004)
• The Future of Disability Law, 114 Yale L.J. (forthcoming 2004)
• Has the Americans with Disabilities Act Reduced Employment for People with Disabilities? , 25 Berkeley J. Emp. & Lab. L. (forthcoming 2004)

Related Information Related Links: • Bagenstos' Web page (http://law.wustl.edu/faculty/index.asp?id=198) Related Groups: