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…
Martie Lafferty Writes for the Civil Rights Insider
Martie Lafferty, Director of Disability Law United’s Accessibility Project, was invited by the “Civil Rights Insider” to write an article about Disability Law United’s Fast Advocacy for Communication (FAC) program. The “Civil Rights Insider” is a publication of the Federal…
Disability Law United Receives Grant Increase from The Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation awarded Disability Law United an additional $100,000 toward its second year of core support for Disability Law United’s Immigration Detention Accountability Project (IDAP)! In October 2019, the Ford Foundation awarded a two-year grant of $150,000 in support…
In Victory for Detained Immigrants, Federal Judge Orders ICE to Review for Release Every Person with COVID-19 Risk Factors
In sweeping ruling, ICE ordered to conduct new assessments for every person at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 in the custody of ICE, regardless of immigration case FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2020 RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A federal judge today…
COVID-19 Response Focuses on Collaboration, Action & Impact
History shows that rights are even more likely to be threatened during – or shortly after – a crisis, during times of scarcity, and when fear predominates. Recognizing this, Disability Law United set in motion a three-pronged response at the…
Disability Law United Receives Two-Year Grant from the Ford Foundation
Grant Will Support Work of Disability Law United’s Immigration Detention Accountability Project (IDAP) The Ford Foundation has awarded Disability Law United a $150,000 grant, distributed over a two-year time period to support IDAP’s work. Established in 2018 Disability Law United’s…
Disability Law United Receives Grant from Borealis Philanthropy
Grant Will Support Work of Disability Law United’s Immigration Detention Accountability Project (IDAP) Borealis Philanthropy’s Immigration Litigation Fund has awarded Disability Law United a $75,000 grant to support IDAP’s work to advance systemic change litigation on behalf of immigrants in…
Disability Law United’s IDAP Director Quoted in Westword re: Aurora’s Immigration Detention Facility’s Expansion
Excellent article from Westword about Aurora’s Immigration Detention Facility’s sudden expansion. Disability Law United’s own IDAP Director, Liz Jordan, weighs in: “In June, ICE started moving hundreds of its detainees to federal prisons across the country because the government lacked…
Disability Law United, DU Civil Rights Clinic are Finalists for Public Justice’s Trial Lawyer of the Year!
We are very excited to announce that a team of lawyers and (then) law students from Disability Law United and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law’s Civil Rights Clinic (CRC) is one of four national finalists for the Trial Lawyer…
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…