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Disability Rights Delaware Applauds Passage of ADA Parking Bill
On the eve of Disability Pride Month, and the last day of the Delaware General Assembly’s session until January, the Senate passed House Substitute 2 for House Bill 48 (HS 2 for HB 48) to make certain that Delawareans with disabilities have equal access to Delaware businesses and government services by ensuring parking lots are…
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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 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 Wins Important Fair Housing Victory in Delaware Supreme Court
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11, 2023 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Sarah Rhine, Esq. Managing Attorney, CLASI Housing Unit 302-674-8503 / srhine@declasi.org CLASI Wins Important Fair Housing Victory in Delaware Supreme Court Decision Will Impact Tenants with Disabilities Facing Eviction Statewide WILMINGTON, DE—Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) has obtained a significant fair housing victory in the…
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CLASI Joins Supreme Court Amicus Brief Seeking to Preserve Court Access for Low-Income People
On Friday, CLASI joined in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana v. Talevski, a case that could threaten the ability of millions of vulnerable Americans—including nursing home residents facing abuse and neglect—to enforce their legal rights. The Supreme Court is being asked to…
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Elder Law Program Wins Major Supreme Court Victory
CLASI’s Elder Law Program wins a major victory in the Delaware Supreme Court preserving the rent justification act for manufactured homeowners! The Court affirmed the Superior Court’s decision that found the park owners must meet all of the factors in the rent justification law in order to raise rent above inflation. See the full decision…
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