Supreme Court Debates Dismissal of Troublesome Civil Rights Case

The Supreme Court heard arguments in the civil rights case of Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, in which the plaintiff, Deborah Laufer, has asked for her own case to be dismissed. The Court is likely to dismiss the case either on standing grounds or on mootness grounds. The case involves a federal regulation requiring hotel websites to provide information about accessible features for individuals with disabilities. Laufer, who has filed numerous lawsuits against hotels for non-compliance, has not stayed at the hotel in question and her grievance is not a particularized injury. The Court's decision will have implications for future lawsuits involving the Reservation Rule and the rights of testers to bring civil rights suits.