Systemic change litigation – Disability Law United

2024 Disability Law United Annual Report

Celebrating our impact in 2024! We’re proud to share the 2024 Disability Law United Annual Report, highlighting the vital work of our legal team and honoring the generosity of our supporters and community. From victories in the courtroom to…

Settlement Reached in Tennessee Deaf Prisoner Case: Tennessee Department of Correction commits to provide necessary technology and services to ensure equal access

March 5, 2025 – Nashville, TN – In a significant achievement for the rights of deaf prisoners, three deaf men and Disability Rights Tennessee reached a settlement with the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) that will provide videophones, sign language…

Disability Advocates Sue Denver, Allege Systemic Discrimination & Failure to Provide Accessible Shelter & Services to Disabled, Houseless People

EDIT 1:30PM MST 02/26/2025: The full press conference recording may be viewed via Housekeys Action Network – Denver on Facebook and Instagram, linked here. DENVER, CO – Disability Law United, Newman | McNulty, LLC, and Brooklyn Law School’s Disability &…

Statement: U.S. Justice Department Orders Halt to Civil Rights Work

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has been instructed to halt pursuing any new cases or investigations, filing motions, or seeking settlements in existing litigation. This is a blow to the crucial work of building trust and police…

Federal Court Allows Discrimination Case Against Salvation Army’s Opioid Use Disorder Policy to Continue

Today, the federal District Court of Massachusetts rejected a motion to dismiss and ruled against the Salvation Army’s Eastern Territory in a case challenging the Salvation Army’s discriminatory policy of denying access to medication for opioid use disorder (“MOUD”) for…

The City of Sacramento Fails to Stop Racial Justice Protesters from Suing for Police Violence

SACRAMENTO, CA — A federal judge rejected the City of Sacramento’s attempt to end a lawsuit against police violence brought by racial justice protesters. The case, White v. City of Sacramento, seeks to stop the City and its Police Department…

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 rights advocates sue Trump Administration for “Migrant Protection Protocols”

Class action lawsuit seeks relief for asylum seekers with disabilities living in Mexico. Today, asylum seekers with disabilities who are forced to wait for immigration proceedings in Mexico filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its “Migrant Protection Protocols…

Court Holds Case Challenging TDOC’S Failure to Accommodate Deaf Prisoners Can Proceed

In an important decision for the enforcement of disability rights in Tennessee, the Middle District of Tennessee held that Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT), the state’s Protection & Advocacy (P&A) organization, has standing to file a lawsuit to protect the civil…

Lawsuit: Law enforcement fails to provide Oregonians with disabilities equal access to Portland demonstrations

Dispersal tactics violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, chill plaintiffs’ right to free speech Portland, Oregon—A lawsuit filed last night on behalf of people with disabilities in federal district court in Portland argues that law enforcement tactics fail to provide…