Southeastern Community College v. Davis
| Southeastern Community College v. Davis | |
|---|---|
| Argued April 23, 1979 Decided June 11, 1979 | |
| Full case name | Southeastern Community College v. Frances B. Davis |
| Citations | 442 U.S. 397 (more) 99 S. Ct. 2361; 60 L. Ed. 2d 980 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 424 F. Supp. 1341 (E.D.N.C. 1976); reversed, 574 F.2d 1158 (4th Cir. 1978) |
| Holding | |
| Nothing in the language or history of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 limits the freedom of an educational institution to require reasonable physical qualifications for admission to a clinical training program. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Powell, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. | |
Southeastern Community College v. Davis, 442 U.S. 397 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court Case from 1979. Its plaintiff was a hearing-impaired student who, after being denied access to the school's nursing department, filed a lawsuit against claiming violation of her rights under the Fourteenth amendment and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.