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Mar 05, 2026
Community Service Provider Files Federal Lawsuit to Overturn West Virginia’s Deadly and Discriminatory Moratorium on Methadone Clinics
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia’s largest overdose prevention group filed a federal lawsuit to overturn the state’s nearly two-decade-old moratorium on new methadone clinic...
Issue Areas: Disability Rights
Court case: Solutions Oriented Addiction Response West Virginia v. State of West Virginia
Feb 10, 2026
Repeal of County Ordinance, After Federal Court Injunction, Allows Harm Reduction Programs in Lewis County to Resume
Settlement Comes After Federal Court Blocked Ordinance Preventing Gather Church from Providing Health Services to Residents with Substance Use Disorder
Issue Areas: Disability Rights
Court case: Gather Church v. Lewis County
Dec 19, 2025
Civil Rights Groups Urge Appeals Court to Order Timely Benefits Review for Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma
Amicus Brief Argues Lower Court Ruling Denying Expedited Adjudication Defies Congressional Intent
Issue Areas: Disability Rights Women's Rights
Court case: Karissa Wiggins v. Douglas Collins
Nov 18, 2025
ACLU Comment on Department of Education’s Dismantling of Core Civil Rights and Education Offices
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it will transfer critical work to other federal agencies — an unprecedented move that undermines the departm...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice Disability Rights
Oct 02, 2025
Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking N.H. State Law Attacking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Law would have forced K-12 public school educators and colleges and universities to guess what was prohibited or risk loss of funding
Issue Areas: Disability Rights Racial Justice
Court case: National Education Association - New Hampshire v. Formella
Sep 22, 2025
Church Challenges Lewis County, Washington Ordinance Targeting Harm Reduction Programs
SEATTLE – Gather Church, a ministry in Lewis County, Washington, today filed a lawsuit challenging a county ordinance that makes it nearly impossible for the church to fulfill a ...
Issue Areas: Disability Rights
Court case: Gather Church v. Lewis County
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