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…
Human Rights Organizations Demand Prison Population Reduction to Ease Overcrowding After Hurricane Helene
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 31, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Raleigh, N.C. (Oct. 31, 2024) – North Carolina human rights organizations signed onto a letter to demand the release of 400 incarcerated women and 1,500 incarcerated men to ease dangerous, inhumane overcrowding after evacuations and…
DLU Sues on Behalf of Sacramento Teacher
For media inquiries or questions, please contact Cynthia Rice, DLU Legal Director, at (303) 551-9389 or crice@dlunited.org. When Kaylin Footman’s family sought help for her during a mental health crisis, they didn’t expect police officers to arrest her instead –…
New Orleans Releases Emergency Plans in Response to DLU Lawsuit
For media inquiries, please contact: Kate Thorstad, DLU Staff Attorney at (303) 532-2471, kthorstad@disabilitylawunited.org. Earlier this month the City of New Orleans released emergency operations plans as a result of our July lawsuit against them for failing to comply with…
Quick Guide for Protesting While Disabled
There are many ways to show up at an action. Oftentimes, direct action culture centers certain bodies, abilities, and ways of showing up. But there are many ways to show up for an action or a movement! What ways are…
DLU Sues New Orleans for Concealing Emergency Plans
For media inquiries, please contact: Kate Thorstad, DLU Staff Attorney (303) 532-2471, kthorstad@disabilitylawunited.org. On July 17, 2024, DLU filed a lawsuit against the City of New Orleans for concealing its emergency operations plans from the public. We are asking the…
DLU files a lawsuit against the City of New Orleans for concealing its emergency operations plans from the public.
The Tennessean: Deaf prisoners in TN lacked interpreters, videophones in violation of ADA, judge rules
Deaf prisoners in TN lacked interpreters, videophones in violation of ADA, judge rules Evan Mealins July 11, 2024 View the full article here: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2024/07/11/judge-tennessee-prisons-violated-ada-deaf-prisoners-interpreters/74369606007/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2bD041ebaW5vFiHzy9sDfAtxSiwS2JAMZxcv6CCAe0D1jE3olh5D3BALo_aem_iXnbBjeqsUDN7_IsisjRAA A federal judge this week ruled that Tennessee prisons violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and…
WKRN News: Federal judge rules TN Department of Correction violated ADA
Click here for the full story and video: Federal judge rules TN Department of Correction violated ADA (wkrn.com) July 16, 2024 ASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — In July, a federal judge granted a partial judgment to multiple plaintiffs after finding the…
Wife’s Plea for Help Ends in Fatal Sheriff’s Deputy Shooting
Twenty-three seconds was all it took for a Sacramento Sheriff’s deputy to decide that the best course of action to help the caller, Elisa Daher, was to kill her husband in front of her. Now, we’re suing to help Elisa…