Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.

Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued February 28, 2005 Decided June 6, 2005
Full case name	Douglas Spector, et al. v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.
Citations	545 U.S. 119 (more) 125 S. Ct. 2169; 162 L. Ed. 2d 97; 2005 U.S. LEXIS 4655
Holding
Title III applies to foreign-flag cruise ships in U.S. waters but not to their internal affairs. There was no "clear congressional statement" showing an intent to do so, which was necessary before a general law could interfere with a foreign vessel's internal affairs.
Court membership
Chief Justice William Rehnquist Associate Justices John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy David Souter · Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
Majority	Kennedy, joined by Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer (as to Parts I, II–A–1, and II–B–2); Stevens, Souter (as to Parts II–A–2, II–B–1, II–B–3, and III–B); Stevens, Souter, Thomas (as to Part III–A)
Concurrence	Ginsburg (concurring in part and concurring in the judgment), joined by Breyer
Concur/dissent	Thomas (concurring in part, dissenting in part, and concurring in the judgment in part)
Dissent	Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor (in full); Thomas (as to Part I–A)
Laws applied
ADA

Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd., 545 U.S. 119 (2005), was a United States Supreme Court decision that determined (in a 6–3 decision) that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to foreign cruise ships in American waters.