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: Title II
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
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
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
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