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
Tag: Civil rights
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.
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
Excellent Order for Deaf Prisoners in our Case Against Tennessee Department of Correction
In July, we received an excellent ruling from the court on cross-motions for summary judgment in Trivette v. Tennessee Department of Correction. While two of our plaintiffs were dismissed out… Read Moreabout Excellent Order for Deaf Prisoners in our Case Against Tennessee Department of Correction
ADA Defense Lawyers Prolong Litigation and Postpone Access: A Case Study of Litigation Abuse
[Originally published on the blog of the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center on February 27, 2018.] Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits disability discrimination by… Read Moreabout ADA Defense Lawyers Prolong Litigation and Postpone Access: A Case Study of Litigation Abuse
Acheson Hotels v. Laufer: Revenge of the Data Nerds
Fox & Robertson along with a dream team of drafting partners filed an amicus brief today in the case of Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, currently pending in the Supreme Court…. Read Moreabout Acheson Hotels v. Laufer: Revenge of the Data Nerds
Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in Colorado Prisons Will Get Interpreters, Other Effective Communication and Accommodations
Disability Law Colorado Settles Lawsuit Against Colorado Department of Corrections Disability Law Colorado (DLC) and the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) have reached a settlement in a lawsuit DLC brought… Read Moreabout Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in Colorado Prisons Will Get Interpreters, Other Effective Communication and Accommodations
National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, Blind Prisoners Resolve Suit Against CDOC.
Colorado Department of Corrections will Correct Systemic Failures that Threatened Privacy and Safety of Blind Incarcerated People. Brian Christopher Mackes and Adrian Chávez, two blind men in the custody of… Read Moreabout National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, Blind Prisoners Resolve Suit Against CDOC.
This is what a technicality looks like.
Defendant: does a thing that violates a civil rights law. Plaintiff: files suit under said civil rights law. Court: Defendant did the thing but you can’t show that it will… Read Moreabout This is what a technicality looks like.