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(CBS/AP) The image of a paraplegic man crawling up two flights of stairs to reach a public courtroom is the dramatic backdrop to the latest Supreme Court fight over protections for the disabled. In previous cases, the high court has repeatedly limited the effect of the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act. At issue now is the right of private citizens to sue over alleged violations such as the lack of an elevator in the small-town courthouse where Lane was scheduled to appear in 1996. Lane wants to sue the state of Tennessee for up to $100,000 for what he claimed was humiliating treatment that violated the ADA. Lane crawled up the Polk County courthouse steps once for an appearance in a reckless driving case, but was arrested for failing to appear in court when he refused to crawl a second time. Courthouse employees say he also refused offers of help. Tennessee does not dispute that the courthouse lacked an elevator, or that the state has a duty to make its services available to all. Tennessee Solicitor General Michael E. Moore argued, however, that Lane's constitutional rights were not violated and that he has no right to take the state to court...
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