Pillsbury and Disability Rights Legal Center Salute Settlement in Disability Rights Cases
Pomona Unified School District to revamp its policies relating to the safety of special education students September 14, 2017 LOS ANGELES – The Disability Rights Legal Center (DRLC), with [...]
DRLC joins amicus brief to fight deportation of man with schizophrenia
DRLC joins the fight to prevent a man with schizophrenia from being deporting to Mexico where he is at grave risk of being subjected to horrific treatment based on his disability. Partnering with [...]
College grad thanks DRLC for assistance with SAT accomodations
Sunjay Smith and his family approached DRLC for assistance in securing accommodations to take the SATs several years ago. As a result, he was able to attend college and graduate with honors. It [...]
COURT APPROVES LANDMARK CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT THAT ENSURES YOUTH WILL RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY JAILS
July 28, 2017 – Los Angeles, CA – Today, after nearly 8 years of hard-fought litigation, Honorable Judge Dolly M. Gee of the Central District Court granted final approval of a comprehensive [...]
DRLC selected as Finalist for Public Justice’s 2017 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award
We are honored to have been selected as a finalist for Public Justice’s 2017 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award! DRLC Senior Staff Attorney Anna Rivera has been chosen for her work as one of [...]
Help Protect Medicaid and Millions of those with Disabilities
The Disability Rights Legal Center joins with millions of Americans with disabilities and dozens of disability rights organizations in protesting the Senate’s health care bill, released on [...]
DRLC honored with Tom McGuiness Community Leadership Award
Last Sunday, DRLC was honored with the Tom McGuiness Community Leadership Award. The award, which was presented at Housing Works’ Annual Fundraising Dinner, is granted each year to [...]
Special Education Advocacy Academy
Saturday, June 24 at 10 AM – 4 PM PDT University of Riverside 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521 Room: Highlander Union Building (HUB) 260 What is this? A low-cost training designed [...]
District Court denies Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment in class action against Pomona Unified School District
Last week DRLC received a successful order from the District Court denying Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment in our class action against Pomona Unified School District (PUSD). Of particular [...]