Release Date: March 20, 2019 Colorado Springs – The City of Colorado Springs has settled a class action lawsuit by committing to installing over 15,000 accessible curb ramps throughout the city in the next 14 years. Curb ramps provide people…
Disability Law United and other Civil Rights Groups Sue President Trump and ICE for Jailing Immigrants in Inhumane, Unconstitutional Conditions in Federal Prison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2018 CONTACT: ACLU Media, 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org Margot Mendelson, Prison Law Office, 510-280-2621, mmendelson@prisonlaw.com Tim Fox, Disability Law United, 303-916-8794, tfox@creeclaw.org LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union, Prison Law Office, and Disability Law United…
News Release: Major milestone reached in making Portland’s streets and sidewalks more accessible
(June 5, 2018) The Portland Bureau of Transportation announced a major milestone in the City’s efforts to make Portland’s streets and sidewalks more accessible to people with mobility disabilities. Yesterday, United States District Court Judge Marco Hernandez issued a preliminary…
Disability Law United joins advocates in challenging discrimination in California’s Medi-Cal system
The official press release for the Medi-Cal case filing is below: For Immediate Release LOS ANGELES, CA, July 12, 2017 – State officials are violating the civil rights of 13.5 million individuals enrolled in Medi-Cal, the health insurance program for low-income…
Seattle Commits to Ensuring an Accessible City
The official press release from the Seattle curb ramps settlement is below. A copy of the Proposed Consent Decree is also available for review. SEATTLE, WA, July 18, 2017– The City of Seattle has settled a landmark class action lawsuit…
Settlement Requires Major Improvements in Conditions for Prisoners With Disabilities at Montana State Prison
ACLU, Disability Law United, and the Montana Department of Corrections Resolve Americans with Disabilities Act Claims Remaining from 1994 Class-Action Lawsuit Over Prison Conditions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2017 CONTACT: ACLU of Montana, 406-203-3374, media@aclumontana.org Amy Robertson, Disability Law…
Disability Rights Organizations Oppose H.R. 985
H.R. 985, the “Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017,” is currently before the House Judiciary Committee. It would eviscerate class actions in many important ways. In our letter to the Committee — joined by 37 other disability rights…
Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Disability Discrimination at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
A coalition of local disability-rights organizations filed a class action suit in Colorado’s Federal District Court yesterday claiming that the City of Denver has acted to deny those who use wheelchairs the opportunity to meaningfully access to Red Rocks Amphitheatre.…
NAD Lawsuit Against Harvard and MIT Moves Forward, Obligation to ensure equal treatment applies in emerging technologies
November 4, 2016 — Judge Mark G. Mastroianni of the District Court of Massachusetts denied Massachusetts Institute for Technology’s (MIT) and Harvard University’s motions to dismiss the National Association of the Deaf’s (NAD) and other named plaintiffs’ complaint that the…
Prison Outdoor Exercise Settlement Gets Final Approval and Some Good Press
Last Wednesday, Judge William Martínez granted final approval to the class action settlement in Decoteau v. Raemisch following a half-day hearing at which two named plaintiffs and several objectors spoke. (The Judge also indicated that a written opinion would be forthcoming.) This…