Press Releases
about Disability Rights
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 Disabil...
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
May 06, 2024
Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Discriminatory Post-Conviction Supervision System in Washington, D.C.
Complaint alleges federal agencies administering parole and supervised release system in D.C. break disability law
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Disability Rights
Court case: Mathis v. United States Parole Commission
May 03, 2024
Settlement Ensures Communication Access for Deaf People on Parole and Probation in Georgia
ATLANTA — Deaf and hard of hearing individuals on parole and probation in Georgia have successfully settled a lawsuit challenging the Georgia Department of Community Supervision...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
May 02, 2024
ACLU Responds to Federal Regulations Expanding Disability Nondiscrimination Protections
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the filing of new regulations expanding prohibitions on disability discrimination in health care and c...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
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