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Casey Martin NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on today's Supreme Court ruling that the PGA Tour must allow golfer Casey Martin ride in a cart during tournaments. Martin has a circulatory condition that makes walking long distances painful and has been riding between shots, rather than walking, as the tour rules require. The justices ruled 7-2 that the federal Americans with Disabilities Act requires sports held at places of public accommodation to make reasonable modifications for disabled people. The ruling rejected the Professional Golfers Association's arguments that the cart gives Martin an unfair advantage, and that the tour has the right to set its own rules.

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NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on today's Supreme Court ruling that the PGA Tour must allow golfer Casey Martin ride in a cart during tournaments. Martin has a circulatory condition that makes walking long distances painful and has been riding between shots, rather than walking, as the tour rules require. The justices ruled 7-2 that the federal Americans with Disabilities Act requires sports held at places of public accommodation to make reasonable modifications for disabled people. The ruling rejected the Professional Golfers Association's arguments that the cart gives Martin an unfair advantage, and that the tour has the right to set its own rules.