Texas v. Kennedy

In its latest move to undermine the legal foundations of the community integration mandate for disabled people, on August 31 the U.S. Department of Justice joined the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the states of Hawaii, Alaska, Florida and Texas in filing a proposed resolution in the Texas v. Kennedy lawsuit. The resolution asks the court to enter an order vacating references to community integration throughout the Section 504 regulations, including the entirety of the integration provision. 

On September 1, a number of national disability organizations published a statement condemning the resolution. See the full statement by The Arc of the United States, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Center for Public Representation, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, Justice in Aging, the National Health Law Program, and American Civil Liberties Union at the DREDF website or on Facebook.