Olmstead v. L.C. (1999) was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established that unnecessary segregation of people with disabilities is a form of disability discrimination under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The case involved two women, Lois Curtis (L.C.) and Elaine Wilson (E.W.), who had […]
As we previously reported, on Tuesday, June 7, the Trump administration announced that the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) in the US Department of Education would be moved to the Department of Health and Human Services. Additionally, an office within OSERS, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), […]
The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is a nonprofit organization that is the largest legal advocacy for persons with disabilities in the U.S. In January, 2022, NDRN published “Out of the Shadows: Informal removals of children with disabilities.” We believe that this booklet should be required reading for all teachers […]
On Thursday, September 18, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada allowed a class action lawsuit to go forward against the Clark County School District in Nevada and the Nevada State Department of Education. The suit was brought by 12 families of students with disabilities. The lawsuit alleged […]
In the unanimous June 12, 2025, Supreme Court decision in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, the Court eliminates the “bad faith or gross misjudgment” standard, lowering the bar for Section 504 and ADA claims in education. Schools must now meet the same anti-discrimination standards as other public entities, with failures to provide […]
At 10:00 on June 12, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision, in AJ.T. v. Osseo Area Schools. The decision, which was written by Chief Justice John Roberts, sided with a student with a disability suing the Osseo public schools for not doing enough to accommodate her rare form […]
A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools The following is a summary of the request by the parents for the Supreme Court to hear this case. The Court accepted the case with oral arguments expected in April. Summary of the Petitioners Brief The petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. […]
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