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Please join us in welcoming AP summer extern Molly O’Hara! Molly is a rising 3L at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where she was a Steering Committee member for the 2021 DU Civil Rights Summit. She joins…

It is our pleasure to introduce Disability Law United’s summer externs on the Immigration Detention Accountability Project, Shira Hereld and Ruby Ritchin! Shira is a rising 2L at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. A former Denver resident, they…

Update: Please read our announcement appointing a new Executive Director here. Dear Disability Law United Friends, We are very excited to tell you that Disability Law United will soon be hiring our replacement!  Disability Law United has started the search…

In October 2020, Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) and Disability Law United filed an emergency motion asking the Court to order the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) to immediately install videophones for two Deaf Plaintiffs incarcerated in TDOC facilities and provide…

Complaint Alleges Disability Discrimination in Violation of Multiple Federal Laws Justice Catalyst Law, Inc. (JCL) and Disability Law United have filed a sweeping federal lawsuit challenging the Salvation Army’s discriminatory and outdated policy and practice of denying access to necessary,…

Please join us in welcoming Disability Law United’s summer externs, Rebecca Reeves and Ethan Curl! Rebecca is joining Disability Law United as a summer extern after her first year at Duke University School of Law. There, she is a member…

We are proud to announce that Elizabeth Jordan, Director of the Immigration Detention Accountability Project at Disability Law United, is the 2021 recipient of the Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award. The memorial award is granted by the American Immigration Lawyers Association in recognition…

We are honored and excited to welcome Dr. Rabia Belt to Disability Law United’s Board of Directors. Rabia is an advocate and leading scholar on the history of disability and citizenship. Rabia is an Associate Professor at Stanford Law School.…

On April 5, Disability Law United joined with Disability Rights Advocates, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Pangea Legal Services to file a brief of amici curiae to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The amici were…

Disability Law United is thrilled to cut the virtual ribbon on our new website, featuring new art by Emily Harvey, updated staff and board bios, more info on our recent cases, and much more. We greatly enjoyed our collaboration with…