- COVID-19
Disability Rights New York Sues State for Inappropriate Ventilator Re-Allocation
October 7, 2020
DRNY and NCLEJ filed a class-action lawsuit to address New York State’s ventilator allocation guidelines.
Litigation and Legal Decisions - Voting
NDRN and Five Disability Rights Organizations file Amicus Brief in Support of Expanding Access to Absentee Voting in Indiana During the COVID-19 Epidemic
October 6, 2020
On October 6, 2020, the Seventh Circuit in an expedited appeal in Tully v. Okeson held Indiana voting law did not violate the Twenty-sixth Amendment.
Amicus Brief - Education
Second Circuit Issued an Unfavorable Decision on Independent Educational Evaluations Under the IDEA
September 17, 2020
NDRN had joined the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) and Disability Rights Connecticut in support of the parents who were represented by private counsel.
Amicus Brief - COVID-19
Fifth Circuit Vacated Preliminary Injunction in Texas Access to Vote by Mail Case
September 10, 2020
NDRN had joined an amicus in support of neither side explaining the obligations Texas elections officials must make reasonable modifications under the ADA to voting during the COVID-19 pandemic such as permitting voting by mail.
Amicus Brief - ADA & Civil Rights
NDRN Filed an Amicus Brief in Second Circuit Case Regarding NYC Subway System’s Obligation to Maintain Elevators Under the ADA
September 9, 2020
NDRN joined an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs’ ADA and Rehab. Act challenge against the NYC MTA for failure to maintain in working order the limited number of elevators that provide access to subway riders with disabilities.
Amicus Brief
