Episode description

Welcome to Supreme Court Opinions. In this episode, you’ll hear the Court’s opinion in Perez v Sturgis Public Schools. 

In this case, the court considered this issue: Do the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (I-D-E-A) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) require a student to exhaust his administrative proceedings against the school district even when such proceedings would be futile?

The case was decided on March 21, 2023. The Supreme Court declined to exempt a highly-compensated worker, paid on a daily basis with no guarantee of a weekly amount, from the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime pay requirements. Justice Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Thomas, Sotomayor, Barrett, and Jackson joined. Justice Gorsuch filed a dissenting opinion. Justice Kavanaugh filed a dissenting opinion in which Justice Alito joined.

The opinion is presented here in its entirety, but with citations omitted. If you appreciate this episode, please subscribe. Thank you.