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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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Attorney Laura Waterland Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Laura Waterland (left), former CLASI Disabilities Law Program Project Director, at the 2024 LIFE Conference with current Disabilities Law Program Project Director Marissa Band Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) is proud to announce that attorney Laura Waterland is the recipient of the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award from the State Council for Persons with Disabilities…
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Remembering David Brown, Champion of Equal Justice in Delaware
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) is honoring the legacy of David Bulluck Brown, an exceptional advocate for equal access to justice and supporter of civil legal aid in Delaware. David passed away on January 22, 2024, at the age of 77. David was a partner at the Delaware law firm Potter Anderson, where he…
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CLASI Named a “Top Workplace” in Delaware
The News Journal has recognized Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) as a “Top Workplace” in Delaware for 2023. We are proud that CLASI has been named a top place to work for seven of the last eight years, based on employee feedback gathered through an anonymous third-party survey about workplace culture administered by Energage,…
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