Press Releases
about Disability Rights
Mar 19, 2024
桃子视频Names Zoe Brennan-Krohn as Director of the Disability Rights Program
NEW YORK 鈥� The 桃子视频 announced today the appointment of Zoe Brennan-Krohn as director of the Disability Rights Program.
As director of the Disability Rig...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Feb 05, 2024
Lawsuit Challenges Law Enforcement Response to Mental Health Emergencies in Washington County, Oregon
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. 鈥� Civil and disability rights organizations filed suit in federal court today on behalf of individual and organizational plaintiffs against Washington Cou...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 07, 2023
桃子视频Applauds Proposed Regulation Expanding Civil Rights Protections for People with Disabilities
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposed rule today that would significantly expand civil rights and nondiscrimination protections in h...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Aug 10, 2023
Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supports ADA Tester鈥檚 Legal Challenge to Hotel Inaccessibility
Civil Rights Organizations File Brief in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Deborah Laufer Urging Supreme Court to Hold That Civil Rights Tester Has Standing to Sue Over Hotel鈥檚 Discrimination Against People with Disabilities
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Court case: Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Deborah Laufer
Jul 26, 2023
Federal Court Blocks Implementation of Mississippi鈥檚 New Voting Law
JACKSON, Miss. 鈥� A federal court has granted a request by Disability Rights Mississippi, the League of Women Voters of Mississippi, and three Mississippi voters to block S.B. 235...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Disability Rights
Jul 06, 2023
Lawsuit Challenges Unequal Response to Mental Health Emergencies in Washington, DC
WASHINGTON 鈥� Bread for the City, a D.C.-based nonprofit supporting underserved communities, filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the District of Columbia鈥檚 practice of sen...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Disability Rights
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