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On Thursday, September 18 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern, the Committee on
On Thursday, September 18 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology will hold a hearing to examine the latest scientific ...

Quote from Rhonda Neuhaus, who was at the CRPD press conference in
Quote from Rhonda Neuhaus, who was at the CRPD press conference in DC today. “I have seen what needs to happen in the world, and I know that U.S. ra...

Big congratulations to the plaintiffs and attorneys on this
Big congratulations to the plaintiffs and attorneys on this initiative with Walgreens: Today the national pharmacy retailer announced that it is provi...

Its bad when handcuffing a student with a disability (cerebral
Its bad when handcuffing a student with a disability (cerebral palsy) for not moving fast enough isnt the worst part of the story. An Oakland High Sch...

From Justice Kennedys majority opinion in Hall v. Florida, in
From Justice Kennedys majority opinion in Hall v. Florida, in which the US Supreme Court struck down Floridas bright-line IQ test threshold for the de...