Federal case addresses trauma as a disability under Americans with Disabilities Act
By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board President & Cooperating Attorney Last week, in P.P. v. Compton Unified School District, a federal court in Southern California held that a case may move forward alleging that trauma impacts from poverty and racism qualify as a...Federal appeals court allows trial against police who shot suicidal Texas youth
By Rebecca K. Smith, CLDC Board President & Cooperating Attorney Last week, in Cole v. Carson, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Texas held that a teenager who was shot by police could take the police to court for federal civil rights violations....
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