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Barnett wants the rule struck down as discriminatory."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 21-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1250.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 21-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1250.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-31"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on December 4, 2001."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1250.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["US Airways wants the uniform rule enforced.","Barnett wants the rule declared discriminatory."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 21-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1250.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 21-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1250.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-31"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["US Airways argues the rule is a neutral business policy.","Barnett argues the rule fails to accommodate disabilities."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 21-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1250.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 21-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1250.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-31"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Does a uniform rule violate accommodation duties?"],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 33-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1250.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 33-33"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["Employers must balance uniform rules with accommodation duties. This case defines that legal boundary."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 21-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1250.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 21-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1250.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-31"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1250.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 33-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1250.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 33-33"}]}],"slug":"2001-00-1250-us-airways-inc-v-barnett","term":"2001","title":"Does a uniform rule conflict with reasonable accommodation duties?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 24, lines 21-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1250.pdf","page_label":"file page 24, lines 21-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1250.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-31"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}