- 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.
Litigation and Legal Decisions - 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.
Litigation and Legal Decisions - COVID-19
NDRN Joins Over 30 Organizations in COVID-19 Pandemic Response Amicus
May 13, 2020
The case involved a dispute under Wisconsin state law of whether the state Department of Health exceeded its authority to extend its initial “safer at home” order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Litigation and Legal Decisions - Health Care
NDRN Joins ACA Amicus
May 13, 2020
The amicus was filed in the U.S. Supreme Court in California v. Texas regarding the constitutionality and severability of the ACA.
Litigation and Legal Decisions - Community Integration
NDRN Joined 18 Other Disability Rights Organizations in an Amicus Brief in the Supreme Court on the Constitutionality and Severability of the Affordable Care Act
May 13, 2020
NDRN joined 18 other disability rights organizations in an amicus filed in the U.S. Supreme Court in California v. Texas regarding the constitutionality and severability of ACA, and highlighting how a number of ACA provisions are critical in providing health care to people with disabilities.
Litigation and Legal Decisions