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    Portraits of Congresswoman Debbie Dingell in an orange top and pearl necklace and Congressman Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick in a dark suit and lavender tie, shown side by side.

    Congressional resolution affirms Disabled people’s right to live in communities

    A bipartisan committee in the U.S. House of Representatives is affirming the rights of Disabled people to live in...

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    By R.L. Nave

    September 30, 2026

  • Featured Special Project
    Three women sit side by side at a conference table during what appears to be a meeting. The woman on the left, wearing a white jacket and colorful scarf, is Lois Curtis, one of the lead plaintiffs in the Olmstead case. She smiles broadly with her arms folded. The woman in the center, wearing a light-colored blazer and glasses, leans forward with her hands clasped, smiling as if speaking or listening. The woman on the right, wearing a blue patterned top, looking down at papers in front of her is Elaine Wilson. Sheets of paper are spread across the table, and office shelving is visible in the background.

    ‘Kicked in the teeth’: Olmstead stands despite Trump DOJ memo questioning longstanding protection for Disabled people, advocates urge

    Despite a wave of media coverage suggesting that action from the Trump administration means the loss of a...

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    By R.L. Nave

    June 30, 2026

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    A newspaper clipping of a headline stating that Joseph Clifton Smith was sentenced to the death penalty in connection with a 1997 murder. The article includes a photo of Smith from the time.

    Alabama wants to execute a man with intellectual disabilities. That’s unconstitutional, legal advocates say

      The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Hamm v. Joseph Clifton Smith. Smith,...

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    By R.L. Nave

    October 8, 2025

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