Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer (601 U.S. 1)

U.S. Supreme Court · decided December 5, 2023 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)

Citation
601 U.S. 1 · 144 S. Ct. 18
Decided
December 5, 2023
Term
October Term 2023
Vote
9–0
Majority author
Justice Barrett
Issue area
Judicial Power
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Outcome
Petitioning party won
Ideological direction
Conservative

Opinion excerpt

PRELIMINARY PRINT Volume 601 U. S. Part 1 Pages 1–22 OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE SUPREME COURT December 5, 2023 Page Proof Pending Publication REBECCA A. WOMELDORF reporter of decisions NOTICE: This preliminary print is subject to formal revision before the bound volume is published. Users are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C. 20543, pio@supremecourt.gov, of any typographical or other formal errors. CASES ADJUDGED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES AT OCTOBER TERM, 2023 ACHESON HOTELS, LLC v. LAUFER certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the rst circuit No. 22–429. Argued October 4, 2023—Decided December 5, 2023 Page Proof The Court granted reviewPending Publication in this case to consider whether Deborah Laufer has Article III standing to sue hotels whose websites failed to state whether they have accessible rooms for the disabled as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, even if Laufer had no thought of staying at the hotels, much less booking a room. After a lower court sanctioned her lawyer, Laufer voluntarily dismissed her pending suits, including her case against Acheson Hotels, LLC, and fled a suggestion of mootness in this Court. Though Laufer's case is moot, the circuit split on the issue briefed and argued in this Court is very much alive. Held: This case is…

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