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CLASI Issues New Report Finding Delaware Prisons Must Increase Transparency and Improve Conditions for People with Mental Illness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 12, 2024 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Margaretta Kroeger, CLASI Communications Director, mkroeger@declasi.org New Report Finds Delaware Prisons Must Increase Transparency and Improve Conditions for Incarcerated People with Mental Illness CLASI Disabilities Law Program Finds Troubling Practices Persist After Solitary Confinement Litigation WILMINGTON, DE—The Disabilities Law Program (“DLP”) of Community Legal Aid Society,…
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U.S. Dept. of Justice Files Statement of Interest in CLASI Lawsuit on Behalf of Incarcerated Students with Disabilities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 20, 2024FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Margaretta Kroeger, CLASI Communications Director, mkroeger@declasi.org U.S. Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in Federal Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Incarcerated Students with Disabilities by CLASI and TPMDOJ Provides Position of United States in Litigation Against Delaware Dept. of Education WILMINGTON, DE—The United States,…
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CLASI Disabilities Law Program Requests Comment on Proposed FY25 Priorities
CLASI’s Disabilities Law Program (“DLP”), which is Delaware’s designated Protection & Advocacy agency for individuals with physical and mental disabilities, requests pubic comment on its proposed priorities for Fiscal Year 2025. The priorities can be found at this link: https://www.declasi.org/disabilities-law-program/ The DLP hopes that you will take a moment to review the draft priorities and…
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Early Voting and Permanent Absentee Status Available to Delaware Voters After Supreme Court Ruling
On June 28, 2024, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the lower court opinion in Mennella v. Albence, thereby allowing the Department of Elections to include options for Early Voting and Permanent Absentee Status in all primary, general, and special elections in 2024. Early Voting offers greater convenience and flexibility for all voters and is particularly…
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CLASI Files Federal Lawsuit Alleging Delaware Violates Rights of Incarcerated Special Education Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 24, 2024 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Margaretta Kroeger, CLASI Communications Director / mkroeger@declasi.org Federal Lawsuit Alleges Delaware Illegally Denies Education to Incarcerated Students with Disabilities CLASI and TPM Seek Injunction Requiring State to Address Systemic Failures WILMINGTON, DE—Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) and public interest law firm Terris, Pravlik…
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CLASI Statement on 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
Today marks 70 years since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, which outlawed racial segregation in public schools and declared that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” We at Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) celebrate the progress made after the Brown decision, which served as a catalyst for…
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CLASI and The Arc of Delaware File Amicus Brief Supporting Early Voting and Absentee Voting Laws
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2024 CONTACT: Margaretta Kroeger, CLASI Communications Director, mkroeger@declasi.org CLASI and The Arc of Delaware File Amicus Brief Supporting Early Voting and Absentee Voting Laws Disability Rights Organizations Urge Delaware Supreme Court to Reverse Lower Court Ruling That Disproportionately Burdens Voters with Disabilities WILMINGTON, DE — Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.…
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CLASI Urges Establishment of Family Justice Centers During Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Pictured (L-R): Sara Paris, Planner IV at the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council (DVCC); Denise Grybowski, Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) WEAVER Task Force Member; Laura Graham, CLASI Deputy Director and DVCC Vice Chair; Angela Seguin, DVCC Executive Director; and Jenna Milecki, Deputy Attorney General and Unit Head of the DV Unit at the Delaware…
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CLASI’s Marissa Band Invited to White House for “Communities in Action” Event
Above, left to right: Beth Mineo (University of Delaware Center for Disabilities Studies), Jody Hougentogler (Freedom Center for Independent Living), Kristin Harvey (Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council), and Marissa Band (CLASI Disabilities Law Program) attending the “Communities in Action: Building a Better America” event at the White House on April 11, 2024. On April 11, 2024,…
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