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CLASI Secures Settlement with Delaware Dept. of Education to Improve Special Education System for Incarcerated Students
WILMINGTON, DE—The Disability Rights Delaware program of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) and public interest law firm Terris, Pravlik & Millian, LLP (“TPM”) have reached a settlement in their federal lawsuit with the Delaware Department of Education (“DDOE”) and its Adult and Prison Education Resources Workgroup (“APER”) to address the state’s systemic failure to provide required special education services to incarcerated students with disabilities. Under a consent decree approved by the…
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Six CLASI Attorneys Honored as Delaware “Top Lawyers” of 2025
We’re proud to announce that six CLASI attorneys have been recognized as 2025 “Top Lawyers” in their fields by Delaware Today magazine, based on a statewide poll of their fellow Delaware attorneys: Alicia Dugger, Esq. – Immigration and International LawEmily Houde – Immigration and International LawMegan Mahle – Family LawRichard Morse – Civil Rights LawAnthony…
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Disability Rights Delaware Report Finds Widespread ADA Parking Accessibility Violations at Polling Places
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2025 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Margaretta Kroeger, mkroeger@declasi.org Disability Rights Delaware Finds Widespread ADA Parking Accessibility Violations at Polling Places; Accessibility Progress Made in Other Areas Monitoring shows over 54% of polling sites violated ADA parking requirements, highlighting need for increased enforcement of accessible parking…
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CLASI and Delaware Manufactured Home Owners Assoc. File Amicus Brief in Consumer Protection Case
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) and the Delaware Manufactured Home Owners Association (“DMHOA”) have filed an amicus brief with the Delaware Supreme Court through our pro bono counsel from the prominent Delaware law firm Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, in a case that could significantly impact the state’s ability to enforce its consumer…
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CLASI’s Disabilities Law Program Is Now “Disability Rights Delaware”
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) is excited to announce that its Disabilities Law Program (DLP) is rebranding as “Disability Rights Delaware” (DRD) and will share its new name and logo for the first time today, January 29, 2025, at the LIFE Conference, Delaware’s largest annual disability conference. Disability Rights Delaware is a special program…
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Marissa Band Receives David Lynch Award from UD’s Center for Disabilities Studies
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) is pleased to announce that CLASI attorney Marissa Band has received the 2024 David Lynch Award from the University of Delaware’s Center for Disabilities Studies (CDS), which works to enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families through education, advocacy, service, and research. Marissa received the award…
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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 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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