An order from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in  Texas v. Kennedy (2026) vacates regulations from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the community integration mandate of Section 504. Specific regulatory provisions included (a) the definition of most integrated setting, (b) the integration provisions, and (c) the HHS integration section nationwide.

The case was brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and three states (Texas, Florida, and Alaska).

The ruling does not invalidate or have anything to do with the education regulations for Section 504 nor does it do away with any law such as Section 504 or the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The ruling has been widely condemned by a number of disability organizations. Position papers have been written by organizations such as the American Association for People with Disabilities, the Autism Self Advocacy Network, the Center for Public Representation, and National Disability Organizations.

The case was previously Texas v. Becerra.