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Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer
Deborah Laufer is a self-appointed “tester” of public accommodations to determine
whether they are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA requires
that hotels provide information about the accessibility features the hotel has in place regardless
of the format of booking so that individuals with disabilities know before they arrive if they will
have the accommodations they need if they stay at the hotel. Laufer searches hotel websites for
whether the information about accessible accommodations are included on the website. If a
hotel’s website lacks this information, Laufer seeks an injunction to require the information to be
added and sues the hotel for her attorney’s fees. In the present case, Acheson Hotels, LLC was
one of the hotels targeted by Laufer. Acheson Hotels, LLC contends that the Laufer lacks standing as she has no intention of
accessing the hotel, so there is no particularized and concrete injury as required under Lujan v.
Defenders of Wildlife. Laufer in turn claims that where information is not provided on reservation websites, no
individual pursuing imminent travel with accommodation needs can benefit from the injunction
process allowed under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She claims that the only
way to ensure compliance that is vital for such travel is through “tester” suits like that one that
Laufer files. Question Presented
Does a self-appointed Americans with Disabilities Act “tester” have Article III standing
to challenge a place of public accommodation’s failure to provide disability accessibility
information on its website, even if she lacks any intention of visiting that place of public
accommodation? Non-exhaustive List of Potentially Relevant Precedents
303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, 143 S. Ct. 2298 (2023) .
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, 515 U.S. 200 (1995) .
Alexander v. Choate, 469 U.S. 287 (1985)
Alexander v. Sandoval, 532 U.S. 275 (2001)
Allen v. Wright, 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc., 568 U.S. 85 (2013)
Bank of Am. Corp. v. City of Miami, 581 U.S. 189 (2017) Barr v. Am. Ass’n of Pol. Consultants, Inc., 140 S. Ct. 2335 (2020)
California v. Texas, 141 S. Ct. 2104 (2021) Carney v. Adams, 141 S. Ct. 493 (2020)
City of Los Angeles v. Lyons, 461 U.S. 95 (1983)
City of Mesquite v. Aladdin’s Castle, Inc., 455 U.S. 283 (1982) Clapper v. Amnesty International USA, 568 U.S. 398 (2013)
Diamond v. Charles, 476 U.S. 54 (1986)
FEC v. Akins, 524 U.S. 11 (1998)
FEC v. Cruz, 142 S. Ct. 1638 (2022)
Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Env’t Servs. (TOC), Inc., 528 U.S. 167 (2000)
Gill v. Whitford, 138 S. Ct. 1916 (2018)
Gratz v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 244 (2003) Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003) Haaland v. Brackeen, 143 S. Ct. 1609 (2023)
Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman, 455 U.S. 363 (1982)
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States, 379 U.S. 241 (1964)
Heckler v. Chaney, 470 U.S. 821 (1985)
Heckler v. Mathews, 465 U.S. 728 (1984) Hollingsworth v. Perry, 570 U.S. 693 (2013)
Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp., 494 U.S. 472 (1990)
Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
Mission Prod. Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, 139 S. Ct. 1652 (2019)
Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada, 305 U.S. 337 (1938)
Ne. Fla. Chapter of the Associated Gen. Contractors of Am. v. City of Jacksonville, 508 U.S. 656
(1993)
Newman v. Piggie Park Enters., Inc., 390 U.S. 400 (1968) Nw. Airlines, Inc. v. Cnty. of Kent, 510 U.S. 355 (1994) PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin, 532 U.S. 661 (2001) .
Public Citizen v. United States Department of Justice, 491 U.S. 440 (1989) Regents of the Univ. of Cal. v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War, 418 U.S. 208 (1974) Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 578 U.S. 330 (2016) Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment, 523 U.S. 83 (1998) Summers v. Earth Island Institute, 555 U.S. 488 (2009)
Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, 573 U.S. 149 (2014) Tennessee v. Lane, 541 U.S. 509 (2004) .
Thole v. United States Bank N.A., 140 S. Ct. 1615 (2020)
TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, 141 S. Ct. 2190 (2021)
United States v. Richardson, 418 U.S. 166 (1974
Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church & State, Inc., 454 U.S. 464 (1982)
Virginia House of Delegates v. BethuneHill, 139 S. Ct. 1945 (2019)
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