Along with co-author Michelle Uzeta, Executive Director of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, F&R filed an amicus brief on behalf of DREDF and eight other disability rights organizations… Read Moreabout F&R Files Amicus Brief Challenging White House Refusal to Provide Sign Language Interpreters.
Tag: Section 504
Title II of the ADA Prohibits – and Provides a Private Right of Action to Challenge – Many Forms of Unintentional Discrimination
Two Recent Sixth Circuit Concurrences Are Wrong If you prefer, you can download this post as a Word document. A condensed version of this post will be appearing in the… Read Moreabout Title II of the ADA Prohibits – and Provides a Private Right of Action to Challenge – Many Forms of Unintentional Discrimination
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.
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.
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
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