Two Recent Sixth Circuit Concurrences Are Wrong If you prefer, you can download this post as a Word document. I. Introduction The text of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990… Read Moreabout Title II of the ADA Prohibits – and Provides a Private Right of Action to Challenge – Many Forms of Unintentional Discrimination
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Update on Trump Administration Attack on Accessible Buildings: Don’t Mess With Our Community!
As explained in the previous post, on May 16, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a “Direct Final Rule” (DFR) that would rescind the Department’s section 504 new construction… Read Moreabout Update on Trump Administration Attack on Accessible Buildings: Don’t Mess With Our Community!
Fight Back Against Trump Administration Attack on Accessible Buildings
On May 16, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a “Direct Final Rule” (DFR) that would rescind the Department’s section 504 new construction regulation and specifically its incorporation of… Read Moreabout Fight Back Against Trump Administration Attack on Accessible Buildings
Key Disability Rights Regulations Will Remain Authoritative in the Wake of Loper Bright: A Toolkit for Litigation.
On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overruling the regulatory deference in Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council. To… Read Moreabout Key Disability Rights Regulations Will Remain Authoritative in the Wake of Loper Bright: A Toolkit for Litigation.
Leading Colorado Civil Rights Law Firms Join Amicus Brief Opposing Trump’s Retaliatory and Unconstitutional Executive Orders
Fifteen Colorado civil rights firms were among over 500 law firms — small and large, around the country — who joined an amicus brief rejecting in the strongest terms President… Read Moreabout Leading Colorado Civil Rights Law Firms Join Amicus Brief Opposing Trump’s Retaliatory and Unconstitutional Executive Orders
Settlement Reached in Tennessee Deaf Prisoner Case
Tennessee Department of Correction commits to provide necessary technology and services to ensure equal access. On January 6 — two days before trial was set to begin — we settled… Read Moreabout Settlement Reached in Tennessee Deaf Prisoner Case
Don’t Believe the Spin: 17 States Are Trying to Destroy Section 504.
Seventeen states have filed a lawsuit in Texas that, among other things, seeks to have our oldest and most basic disability rights statute — Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act… Read Moreabout Don’t Believe the Spin: 17 States Are Trying to Destroy Section 504.
Amended Agreement with CDOC Adds Monitoring Team, Reinforces Protections for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Prisoners.
Disability Law Colorado (DLC) reached an amended settlement agreement with the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) following allegations that CDOC was out of compliance with a 2022 settlement. The amended… Read Moreabout Amended Agreement with CDOC Adds Monitoring Team, Reinforces Protections for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Prisoners.
Baltimore agrees to spend at least $44 million to fix inaccessible sidewalks & curbs
In 2021, F&R, alongside our rightous co-counsel at Disabilty Rights Maryland, Disability Rights Advocates, and Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho, filed a class action lawsuit against Baltimore City for its… Read Moreabout Baltimore agrees to spend at least $44 million to fix inaccessible sidewalks & curbs
Rights of Immigration Detainees with Disabilities
A quick guide for lawyers assisting disabled detainees. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), its components, including Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and their… Read Moreabout Rights of Immigration Detainees with Disabilities