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DISABILITY RIGHTS
Simmons v. Baker

1:22-cv-11715 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Oct. 11, 2022

This is a case about how the state of Massachusetts allowed thousands of people with disabilities to languish and often deteriorate in nursing facilities, even though they could be living independently. On October 11, 2022, six individuals with disabilities residing in nursing facilities in Massachusetts filed this putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts. The plaintiffs sued Governor Charlie Baker and state officials employed at the Executive Office of Health a…
EDUCATION
Elis for Rachael, Inc. v. Yale University

3:22-cv-01517 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: Nov. 30, 2022

On November 30, 2022, undergraduate students at Yale University and Elis for Rachael, a nonprofit organization that supports students who have a mental health disability, filed this putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. The plaintiffs sued Yale University under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Fair Housing Act, and Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Represente…
EDUCATION
DOJ Investigation of Clay County School District

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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated an out-of-court investigation into Clay County School District's program for English Language Learning (ELL) students. The DOJ found that the district failed to provide ELL students with sufficient support in fundamental ways. The district did not provide ELL students with the instruction they needed to become fluent in English, nor the individualized academic and behavioral supports available to their peers. The DOJ also found that ELL st…
CHILD WELFARE
DOJ Investigation of Maine's Behavioral Health System for Children

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This was an out of court matter initiated by the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (DOJ), in response to a complaint it received from Disability Rights Maine, the protection and advocacy agency for people with disabilities in Maine. Disability Rights Maine filed a complaint on behalf of a group of children with disabilities, alleging that the children could not access needed community-based services, resulting in their institutionalization or the risk of their institutio…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
DOJ Investigation of Cedar Rapids Community School District

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This was an out-of-court matter initiated by the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (DOJ). The DOJ conducted an investigation into the Cedar Rapids Community School District in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The DOJ’s investigation concluded that the District repeatedly employed inappropriate seclusion and restraints practices when engaging with students with disabilities, beginning as early as kindergarten. The DOJ determ…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
United States v. Rhode Island and City of Providence

1:13-cv-00442 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: June 13, 2013

On June 13, 2013, the Disability Rights Section of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (“United States”) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island against the State of Rhode Island (“State”) and City of Providence, Rhode Island (“City”) (including the Providence Public School Department) under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 5…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
DOJ Investigation of State of Nevada

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On December 17, 2020, the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (DOJ) opened an investigation into whether the State of Nevada subjected children with behavioral health disabilities to unnecessary institutionalization in violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The DOJ released a report on October 4, 2022, finding that Nevada violated the ADA by failing to provide adequate community-based services. The State demonstrated an over-reliance on institu…
CHILD WELFARE
Jeremiah M. v. Crum

3:22-cv-00129 | U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

Filed Date: May 19, 2022

This case is about allegations of longstanding, systematic deficiencies in the Alaskan child welfare system as relating to its foster care services. On May 20, 2022, twelve foster children involved with the Alaska Office of Children's Services (OCS)—represented by A Better Childhood, Northern Justice Project, Disability Law Center of Alaska, and private counsel—filed this putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, suing the Alaska Department of…
DISABILITY RIGHTS
Pelichet v. Lyon

2:18-cv-11385 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: May 2, 2018

Closed Date: March 23, 2023

On May 2, 2018 a group of individuals with mental health diagnoses and Michigan Protection and Advocacy Services (MPAS) sued the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS); several administrative individuals, including the Commissioner, in their official capacities; Hegira Programs; and Carelink Network (two mental health subcontractors) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Plaintiffs alleged that DHHS administered the mental health system in a manner t…
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
Dunakin v. Quiqley

2:14-cv-00567 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: April 16, 2014

Closed Date: Sept. 30, 2020

After budget cuts, an intermediate care facility serving individuals with intellectual disabilities operated by Washington State was ordered to cut costs by up to $1.8 million. To comply with the October 2010 order, management moved 27 residents from the intermediate care facility to its nursing facility and simultaneously reduced programs and staffing at both sites. After bringing problems to the attention of state agencies, investigations by Disability Rights Washington (DRW)—the state Nation…