Litigation Updates

Updates on CPR's Litigation, Advocacy and Initiatives

On March 16, 2026, CPR filed a federal lawsuit challenging the City of Worcester’s 911 program that discriminates against children, youth, and adults with mental health disabilities by denying them equal access to appropriate emergency services. 

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On January 23, 2026, Texas and eight other states – Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, and South Dakota – renewed their attack on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the integration mandate.

CPR condemns anti-immigrant actions that terrorize our communities, target Black and brown people, impact people with disabilities, violate the Constitution, and harm innocent legal observers. Within these atrocities, the daily threats to people with disabilities and their caregivers are dramatic.

Updates on CPR's Advocacy, Litigation and Initiatives

CPR Annual Appeal | December 2023

The case involves the state of Texas’ appeal of a trial court decision which found that Texas’ voter suppression law, S.B. 1, violates the rights of disabled voters under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

On November 23, 2025, The U.S. District Court for the District of Maine rejected a joint effort by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the State of Maine to weaken a settlement protecting the state’s youth behavioral-health system and the rights of children with disabilities. 

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