FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 8, 2018 Civil Rights Groups Urge Etowah County Commission and Sheriff to Include Outdoor Recreation Access in Detention Center Renovations Holding detained immigrants inside for months, even years without access to fresh air and sunlight…
ADA Defense Abuse: A Case Study
ADA Defense Lawyers Prolong Litigation and Postpone Access: A Case Study of Litigation Abuse Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits disability discrimination by private businesses. Lawyers who defend noncompliant businesses argue that their opposing counsel —…
CREEC calls on AG, DA to approve compensation for Clarence Moses-EL, falsely imprisoned for 28 years.
Clarence Moses-EL was falsely imprisoned for 28 years. After he was released, the former Denver D.A., Mitch Morrissey, decided to retry him. This jury found him not guilty, and he’s now free after losing the best part of his life. …
CREEC, Disability Rights Organizations File Cake Amicus!
CREEC joined nine other disability rights organizations in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, in support of the gay couple turned away from a Colorado bakery based on the…
CREEC joins advocates in challenging discrimination in California’s Medi-Cal system
The official press release for the Medi-Cal case filing is below: For Immediate Release LOS ANGELES, CA, July 12, 2017 – State officials are violating the civil rights of 13.5 million individuals enrolled in Medi-Cal, the health insurance program for low-income…
CREEC mourns the passing of fair housing legend Tracey McCartney
The fair housing world lost a giant when Tracey McCartney passed yesterday. To us, Tracey embodied the saying that there is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don’t care who gets the credit. Tracey worked tirelessly but…
Settlement Requires Major Improvements in Conditions for Prisoners With Disabilities at Montana State Prison
ACLU, CREEC, and the Montana Department of Corrections Resolve Americans with Disabilities Act Claims Remaining from 1994 Class-Action Lawsuit Over Prison Conditions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2017 CONTACT: ACLU of Montana, 406-203-3374, media@aclumontana.org Amy Robertson, Civil Rights Education and…
CREEC to receive a Visionaries in Action Award from the GLBT Community Center of Colorado
CREEC is thrilled and honored to receive a 2017 Visionaries in Action Award from The GLBT Community Center of Colorado (The Center)! In notifying us of the award, The Center’s Board Chairman, J. Ryann Peyton wrote that The Center was…
Prison Outdoor Exercise Settlement Gets Final Approval and Some Good Press
Last Wednesday, Judge William Martínez granted final approval to the class action settlement in Decoteau v. Raemisch following a half-day hearing at which two named plaintiffs and several objectors spoke. (The Judge also indicated that a written opinion would be forthcoming.) This…
CREEC Helps Client Obtain Reimbursement for Gender-Affirming Surgery
Today, CREEC announced a resolution for client Kendrick W., a transgender employee of a Bay Area start-up company who was denied insurance coverage for transition-related surgery due to an exclusion in his employer’s health insurance plan. Kendrick contacted CREEC shortly before…