Advocacy Updates

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.

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!

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

On April 11, 2025, CPR joined a diverse group of academic law centers, university professors, unions, and legal advocacy organizations filing friend of the court briefs in support of litigation by two private law firms, WilmerHale and Jenner & Block. Both firms were the subject of Executive Orders filed in March of 2025 revoking their security clearances and requiring Government agencies and contractors to disclose any business they may have with the firms, terminate existing federal contracts, and refrain from hiring firm employees.

On April 3rd, CPR and the law firm WilmerHale filed an amicus brief in support of the right to voter assistance for people with disabilities in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, joined by 15 other disability rights organizations.

Updates on Litigation, Initiatives and Staff

At CPR, we have been following with alarm the rapid and extreme actions the Trump administration has taken to unravel hard-fought civil and human rights and violate the rule of law. We write to assure you that CPR is committed to advancing the rights of all people with disabilities, especially those most marginalized. We will use our skills and position to oppose the administration’s efforts.

CPR and Partners Continue to Defend Section 504 and Issue an Update on the Texas v. Becerra lawsuit.