Greg Horton v. State of Alaska Wildwood Corre
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Plaintiff Greg Horton appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his suit against Defendant State of Alaska Wildwood Correctional Center. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.
The Supreme Court has already decided the question before us, and has held that Congress did not validly abrogate the states’ Eleventh Amendment immunity under Title I of the ADA. Bd. of Trustees of the Univ. of Ala. v. Garrett, 531 U.S. 356, 374 , 121 S.Ct. 955 , 148 L.Ed.2d 866 (2001).
United States v. Georgia, in which the Supreme Court held that Congress had validly abrogated the states’ Eleventh Amendment immunity through Title II of the ADA, does not apply to this case. 546 U.S. 151, 159 , 126 S.Ct. 877 , 163 L.Ed.2d 650 (2006). The Supreme Court has explained the “significant differences” between Title I and Title II of the ADA, and noted that Title II, unlike Title I, looks to enforce a multitude of very basic constitutional rights, like the right of access to the courts. Tennessee v. Lane, 541 U.S. 509, 522-23 , 124 S.Ct. 1978 , 158 L.Ed.2d 820 (2004). Thus, Georgia does not apply to this case.