No. 25-136

Francis Palardy v. AT&T Services Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2025-08-05
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: americans-with-disabilities-act defamation disability-discrimination equal-protection supremacy-clause tester-litigation
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-10-10
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether state courts may disregard the Americans with Disabilities Act when adjudicating defamation claims involving disability-related conduct, in violation of the Supremacy Clause?

2. Whether courts and enforcement agencies violate the Equal Protection Clause by failing to recognize or enforce ADA discrimination claims brought by White male plaintiffs, particularly in the context of so-called "tester" litigation. See Ames v. Ohio Dep't of Youth Servs., 602 U.S. (2025)

3. Whether employers may use opaque or AI-driven systems to deny effective accommodations under the ADA, or prevent disabled applicants and employees from using advanced technologies, including AI, as a form of accommodation?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether state courts may disregard the Americans with Disabilities Act when adjudicating defamation claims involving disability-related conduct, in violation of the Supremacy Clause?

Docket Entries

2025-10-14
Petition DENIED.
2025-09-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-06-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 4, 2025)

Attorneys

Francis Palardy
Francis Palardy — Petitioner