National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corp.
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
452 F. Supp. 2d 946 (2006)
- Written by Wesley Bernhardt , JD
Facts
Target Corporation (defendant) owned the website Target.com. Target.com allowed its users to do many things that a user could do inside a physical store, such as purchasing products. However, the National Federation of the Blind (National) (plaintiff) contended that target.com was inaccessible to the blind. Although blind people could use websites by way of alternative text, which software then rendered into audio, target.com lacked these accessibility features. National filed suit against Target, alleging violations of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act as well as two California statutes. Target filed a motion to dismiss for a failure to state a claim, contending that the Dormant Commerce Clause prohibited application of the two California statutes to the internet.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Patel, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 805,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
