The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a case involving a disabled woman who has filed lawsuits across the country claiming hotels are not complying with laws to provide access for disabled people.
Critics say the woman shouldn’t be able to bring the lawsuits, given that she doesn’t intend to stay at the hotels. Others say a ruling against her would be a blow to civil rights for disabled individuals.
Remarkably, Ms. Laufer asked the Supreme Court not to hear her latest case — a challenge to a chain of hotels in Maine that refused to settle. She said she would dismiss the lawsuit in lower court.Adam Unikowsky, an attorney representing the Maine hotel, urged the justices to rule against Ms. Laufer, who has become known as a “tester” looking to enforce ADA compliance, because she didn’t plan to stay at the hotel.
Kelsi Brown Corkran, an attorney representing Ms. Laufer, said her client is facing a “dignitary harm” when she can’t access information on travel websites about accommodations for disabled persons. According to court filings, Ms. Laufer said she lost her job after a multiple sclerosis diagnosis, developed depression and had difficulty traveling because hotels did not provide access for her wheelchair in violation of the ADA.
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