March 2020 – Disability Law United

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TDOC Needs to Stop Denying Effective Communication

Today, Disability Law United and Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) filed a Complaint seeking access to effective communication for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) custody as required by law. Kevin Trivette is deaf and…

Disability Discrimination Complaint Filed Over COVID-19 Treatment Rationing Plan in Tennessee

Disability Law United and other disability rights advocacy organizations joined Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) and The Arc Tennessee (The Arc TN) to file a Complaint with the Office of Civil Rights for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…

Disability Law United and Co-Counsel File Preliminary Injunction in Fraihat v ICE Case

Disability Law United and Co-counsel Seek Emergency Court Ruling for Immediate COVID-19 Protections for People in Immigration Jails Early this morning, Disability Law United and others filed an emergency application for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for…

Disability Law United and 13 Others Send COVID-19 Letter in Support of Immigrants in Detention in Adelanto, CA

Today Disability Law United and 13 other organizations sent this letter to DHS, ICE and Geo Group officials at the Adelanto Detention Facility in California (where some Fraihat plaintiffs are located). You’ll find the complete list of participating organizations in…

Immigrant Advocacy Groups File Civil Rights Complaint Against Constitutional & Disability Rights Violations

Freedom for Immigrants (FFI), Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention, and Disability Law United have filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) on behalf…