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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 Report on Revitalizing the Home Care Workforce in Delaware
On December 13, 2024, the Disabilities Law Program (“DLP”) of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”), issued a new report titled Revitalizing the Home Care Workforce: Innovative Strategies for Recruitment, Training, and Retention in Delaware. Authored by DLP Public Health Fellow Hadja Toure, the report examines one of the most critical issues facing our clients:…
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What Delaware Voters with Disabilities Should Know Before Election Day 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 31, 2024 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Marissa L. Band, Esq. Project Director, CLASI Disabilities Law Program 302-476-8506 / mband@declasi.org What Delaware Voters with Disabilities Should Know Before Election Day 2024 The Arc of Delaware, the Disabilities Law Program of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI), and the League of Women Voters of…
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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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