FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tenneseans with Disabilities Welcome State’s Improved Guidelines: Revisions Prohibit Discrimination in Healthcare Rationing June 26, 2020 NASHVILLE, TN – Tennessee has issued revised guidance prohibiting healthcare providers from discriminating against people with disabilities even when public health…
Advocates Take ICE Back to Court Requesting Enforcement of Previous Ruling to Protect People in Custody from COVID-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2020 Attorneys from national civil rights organizations seek to enforce earlier order to ensure the safety of thousands of people in detention RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Last night civil rights advocates filed a motion to enforce…
Update: Disability Law United’s 2020 Annual Event
On June 9, 2020, Amy and Tim emailed the following letter to the Disability Law United community: Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Supporters, We have made the difficult decision to cancel Disability Law United’s 2020 in-person event. We’re hopeful that Colorado’s…
New Partnership – We the Action
As the need became more dire, Disability Law United knew who to call on. We the Action. The successful request for emergency preliminary injunction in the Fraihat v. ICE case filed by Disability Law United and co-counsel at the start…
Disability Law United Supports Those Protesting Racist Violence. Black Lives Matter.
Disability Law United condemns racialized police brutality, racist vigilantism, and white weaponization of law enforcement. So much to condemn; so much work to do. Building on 400 years of racism and white supremacy in this country, this year has brought…