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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2023

Disability Rights
Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Deborah Laufer
Whether a tester has standing to challenge a place of public accommodations illegal failure to provide disability accessibility information on its website, even if she does not intend to visit that place of public accommodation.
Georgia
Jun 2020

Disability Rights
Harris v. Georgia Department of Corrections
On October 3, 2018, the 勛圖眻畦 and the 勛圖眻畦 of Georgia, together with National Association of the Deaf and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing people incarcerated in prisons supervised by the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The complaint highlights GDCs failure to provide incarcerated deaf and hard of hearing people with equally effective communication access to programs, services, and activities, including medical care, telecommunications, and prison programs. Further, due to lack of access to interpreters and other communication accommodations, deaf prisoners are also often unable to explain or defend themselves when GDC takes disciplinary action against them.
Court Case
Jun 2020

Disability Rights
Cobb v. Georgia Department of Community Supervision
The 勛圖眻畦 and 勛圖眻畦 of Georgia, along with the National Association of the Deaf and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing individuals on probation and parole supervised by the Georgia Department of Community Supervision (GDCS). We also sought a preliminary injunction, directing GDCS to immediately provide American Sign Language interpreters, auxiliary aids and services, and reasonable modifications to deaf and hard of hearing individuals on probation or parole.
Court Case
Aug 2015

Disability Rights
Racial Justice
S.R. v. Kenton County Sheriff's Office
A deputy sheriff shackled two elementary school children who have disabilities, causing them pain and trauma, according to a federal lawsuit filed today by the 勛圖眻畦, the Children's Law Center, and Dinsmore & Shohl.
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24 Disability Rights Cases

Court Case
Dec 2014
Disability Rights
Racial Justice
勛圖眻畦 Challenges Delaware's Segregated Charter Schools
The 勛圖眻畦 and the Community Legal Aid Society have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights charging that Delawares charter school law and policies have a discriminatory impact on students of color and students with disabilities, and have significantly contributed to the resegregation of Delawares public schools.
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Court Case
Dec 2014

Disability Rights
Racial Justice
勛圖眻畦 Challenges Delaware's Segregated Charter Schools
The 勛圖眻畦 and the Community Legal Aid Society have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights charging that Delawares charter school law and policies have a discriminatory impact on students of color and students with disabilities, and have significantly contributed to the resegregation of Delawares public schools.

Alabama
Sep 2013
Disability Rights
+3 Issues
Henderson et al. v. Thomas et al.
A federal judge has ruled that the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) can no longer discriminate against prisoners living with HIV by housing them separately from all other prisoners and categorically denying them equal access to prison rehabilitative programs, according to a landmark decision in a lawsuit filed by the 勛圖眻畦 National Prison Project, the AIDS Project, and the 勛圖眻畦 of Alabama. This ruling paves the way for prisoners living with HIV to have access to needed and appropriate services, and to the classes and training available to other prisoners.
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Alabama
Sep 2013

Disability Rights
+3 Issues
Henderson et al. v. Thomas et al.
A federal judge has ruled that the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) can no longer discriminate against prisoners living with HIV by housing them separately from all other prisoners and categorically denying them equal access to prison rehabilitative programs, according to a landmark decision in a lawsuit filed by the 勛圖眻畦 National Prison Project, the AIDS Project, and the 勛圖眻畦 of Alabama. This ruling paves the way for prisoners living with HIV to have access to needed and appropriate services, and to the classes and training available to other prisoners.

Court Case
Apr 2013
Disability Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder
Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder is a class action lawsuit in the Central District of California brought on behalf of immigration detainees with mental disabilities in Arizona, California, and Washington.
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Court Case
Apr 2013

Disability Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder
Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder is a class action lawsuit in the Central District of California brought on behalf of immigration detainees with mental disabilities in Arizona, California, and Washington.

Court Case
Jan 2013
Disability Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Lyttle v. United States
Mark Daniel Lyttle is a U.S.-born citizen with mental disabilities who was unlawfully detained and deported to Mexico in 2008. His detention and deportation occurred despite substantial evidence available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of his U.S. citizenship and mental disabilities, and despite his own claims of U.S. citizenship.
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Court Case
Jan 2013

Disability Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Lyttle v. United States
Mark Daniel Lyttle is a U.S.-born citizen with mental disabilities who was unlawfully detained and deported to Mexico in 2008. His detention and deportation occurred despite substantial evidence available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of his U.S. citizenship and mental disabilities, and despite his own claims of U.S. citizenship.