Press Releases
about Disability Rights
Sep 10, 2024
Lawsuit Challenging Armed Police Response to Mental Health Emergencies in Washington, D.C. to Proceed
Ruling against the District’s motion to dismiss comes after a federal judge in a similar case in Oregon recognized that sending police to a mental health crisis can be discriminatory
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Bread for the City v. District of Columbia
Sep 06, 2024
Judge Orders Supervision System in Washington, D.C. to Accommodate People with Disabilities
The court agreed that the federal agencies administering parole and supervised release in D.C. are likely breaking federal disability law and ordered immediate relief for named plaintiffs.
Court case: Mathis v. United States Parole Commission
Jul 01, 2024
Voting Rights Advocates Celebrate Legislative Change in Mississippi Following Voter Challenge Lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. — Voting rights advocates celebrate a significant victory as the Mississippi Legislature rolled back an unlawful restriction placed on voters.
This legislative cha...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Disability Rights
Court case: Disability Rights Mississippi v. Fitch
Jun 28, 2024
ACLU Responds to Supreme Court Decision that Cities Can Punish People for Being Homeless
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled today that the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment does not prohibit cities from punishing unhoused people for sleepi...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Disability Rights
Court case: City of Grants Pass v. Johnson
Jun 22, 2024
ACLU Reflects on 25 Years Since Landmark Supreme Court Decision in Olmstead v. L.C.
WASHINGTON — On the 25th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C., Zoe Brennan-Krohn, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Disability Ri...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
May 30, 2024
ACLU Files FTC Complaint Against Major Hiring Technology Vendor for Deceptively Marketing Online Hiring Tests as “Bias Free”
Aon’s tests carry a high risk of discriminating against job seekers based on race and disability
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Racial Justice
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