Disability accommodations in court
Pastore v. Pastore
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- John J. Pastore asks whether Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act required Maine’s highest court to consider his individual need for a disability-related change before denying his request to reopen a procedural dismissal.
- What's at stake
- Maine’s procedural dismissal remains in place while Pastore asks the Supreme Court to review the refusal to reinstate his case.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court has sent his petition to a conference for consideration, but has not agreed to hear the case.
Pastore’s petition centers on Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and a motion to reinstate his case after a procedural dismissal in Maine.
Question presented
Whether Title II requires a state appellate court, when it accepts and adjudicates a motion to reinstate supported by specific federal disability-access authorities, to consider the litigant's individual need for a reasonable modification before denying reinstatement and leaving in place a procedural dismissal that rested on a categorical conclusion that filing tasks could not implicate concentration or processing.
What happens next
The petition is set for consideration at the Court’s Dec. 4, 2026, conference, but that date does not guarantee an order. No oral argument or decision schedule has been set.
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.