No. 19-7736October Term 2019Decided Apr 20, 2020
Woods v. Wash. Metro. Transit Auth.
This is a pending case where the petitioner is asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision involving the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, while also requesting permission to proceed without paying standard filing fees.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- What it's about
This is a pending case where the petitioner is asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision involving the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, while also requesting permission to proceed without paying standard filing fees.
Question presented
1. Whether the lower court erred in dismissing the petitioner's complaint for failure to state a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act? 2. Whether the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) waived its Eleventh Amendment immunity by accepting federal funds? 3. Whether the petitioner was denied due process and equal protection when the lower courts dismissed the case without a hearing?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit / Decision released Apr 20, 2020
- Area
Civil Rights
Timing
Decided April 20, 2020
The Court released its decision on April 20, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 25, 2026
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