Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) Names Disability Law United as Pro Bono Service Award Honoree On July 29, Disability Law United received RMIAN’s 2022 Pro Bono Service Award in honor of the Immigration Detention Accountability Project’s (IDAP) work. See…
LCCRSF and Disability Law United Joint Statement on the Verdict of Kyle Rittenhouse
Today, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges in the shooting deaths of two people and injury to a third during protests sparked by the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake. While we are horrified and enraged by the acquittal…
Disability Law United Board Announces New Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Disability Law United is thrilled to announce Martie Lafferty as Disability Law United’s new Executive Director, effective September 27, 2021. Martie succeeds founders and Co-Executive Directors Amy Robertson and Tim Fox, who will continue their…
Open Captioning Available for Phoenix Suns and Mercury Games at Footprint Center
Phoenix, AZ – Coming on the heels of this summer’s anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and as an important piece of its recent significant renovation efforts, The Footprint Center, in conjunction with Civil Rights Education & Enforcement Center (Disability…
Advocates Decry Biden Administration’s Appeal Fighting Order to Vaccinate Medically Vulnerable People in ICE Detention
Yesterday, the Biden Administration took the surprising step of filing an appeal to a federal court order requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to vaccinate medically vulnerable people in its custody. The filing was in Fraihat v. ICE, which…
Disability Law Colorado Files Suit Against Department of Corrections on Behalf of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Incarcerated People
Disability Law United and Denver Law Civil Rights Clinic Are Representing Disability Law Colorado; Lawsuit Seeks Effective Communication, Accommodations Denver, CO – Disability Law Colorado (DLC) filed suit against the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) in federal court in Denver…
Advocates Win Federal Court Appointment of Special Master to Oversee ICE Custody Releases
Citing a “history of noncompliance,” a federal judge orders a special master to monitor and oversee custody reviews and releases for people at heightened risk of COVID-19 A federal court last night granted civil rights organizations’ motion to appoint a special…
Welcome Caroline and Mikhal!
Disability Law United is thrilled to welcome two new paralegals, Caroline Sprague and Mikhal Kidane! Caroline is joining Disability Law United as an admin paralegal and will eventually relocate to the Denver office. She graduated from Brown University in December…
Disability Law United Receives $20,000 Grant from the Denver Foundation
Grant will provide general operating support for Disability Law United’s efforts to address inequity in medical care for those in the Denver Metro Region and beyond. The Denver Foundation’s Community Grants Program has awarded a $20,000 Basic Human Needs grant…
Welcome Kyle!
Disability Law United is excited to welcome our new paralegal Kyle Neumann! Kyle recently received his Paralegal Certificate and Master of Arts in Legal Studies from Texas State University in San Marcos. Kyle’s passion for promoting equality and challenging the…