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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)
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