News and Alerts

This paper, prepared by CPR, the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, the Committee for Public Counsel Services, and the Disability Law Center, addresses key problems with involuntary outpatient commitment laws.

Despite ongoing federal threats to the rights of people with disabilities, CPR has achieved impressive outcomes and dramatic progress in both our litigation and advocacy efforts.

Texas Public Radio airs feature following the landmark disability decision in Steward v. Young. CPR special counsel, Steven Schwartz, remarked on the decision, "It is clear that this court cares about people who told their stories, elevated their sometimes-tragic situations, and was really compassionate in understanding what sort of terrible lives people were forced into, unwittingly, unknowingly and really against their will."

Texas Tribune article following a favorable decision in Steward v. Young, on behalf on Texans with IDD living in nursing facilities

A Texas federal judge has just ruled that State officials are violating federal law, causing irreparable harm to thousands of Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) whom they segregate in nursing facilities without mandated services or opportunities for community living.

On May 20, 2025, CPR joined with the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and task forces from the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) to protest an unprecedented 700 billion in cuts to the Medicaid program. 

The plaintiffs in Jonathan R. sought systemic relief for constitutional violations in West Virginia’s child welfare system while also raising claims on behalf of a subclass of youth with disabilities.

CPR stands with the disability community in condemning the recently announced cuts to Medicaid. Contact your legislators today and let them know these cuts must be stopped!

The Aging Mind, a one-hour APM broadcast special, explores the unique mental health challenges of older adults, and the models in place to care for them. Included are interviews with mental health providers, direct care workers, and older Americans living with mental health issues. Also included is a segment on the Marsters v. Healey class action lawsuit and interviews with Steven Schwartz, lead attorney for the Plaintiffs, and Carol Chojnacki, a named Plaintiff in the case.

CPR and Partners Issue Plain Language Explainer for Update on the Texas v. Kennedy (formerly Becerra) Lawsuit