Pga Tour, Inc. v. Martin — Scalia, J., dissenting

Summary

Justice Scalia dissents, arguing that the majority’s reading of Title III of the ADA wrongly treats professional golfers as customers of a public accommodation and extends the statute beyond its textual scope. He maintains that Title III protects only patrons of places of public accommodation, not employees or independent contractors, and that the ADA does not require altering the essential rules of a sport. Accordingly, he contends the Court’s accommodation analysis is unsupported by the statute and legislative intent.