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Sep 10, 2024
Sep 10, 2024
Lawsuit Challenging Armed Police Response to Mental Health Emergencies in Washington, D.C. to Proceed
“This ruling moves us one step closer to bringing essential, life-saving emergency mental health care to D.C. communities."
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Sep 06, 2024
Jul 06, 2023
Jul 06, 2023
Lawsuit Challenges Unequal Response to Mental Health Emergencies in Washington, DC
We’re representing Bread for the City in a federal lawsuit challenging the District’s practice of sending police to mental health emergencies instead of mental health professionals.
Feb 14, 2023
Feb 14, 2023
St. Elizabeths Hospital Settles Case with Patients Who Endured Life Threatening Conditions During Water Crisis and COVID-19
“This settlement will help ensure that the government meets its constitutional obligation to provide a safe environment for the patients of St. Elizabeths.”
Nov 17, 2021
Nov 17, 2021
D.C. Corrections Officer Challenges Hostile Anti-Gay Workplace at D.C. Department of Corrections
Plaintiff Endured Anti-Gay Slurs, Retaliation, and Threats of Assault Over Many Years
May 26, 2020
May 26, 2020
Court Issues Preliminary Injunction to Protect St. Elizabeths Patients from Dangers of Covid-19
A federal court has found that there is “an imminent risk to [patients’] health and well-being, and the consequences of contracting the virus are irreparable.”
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Apr 25, 2020
Apr 25, 2020
Federal Court Orders Immediate Changes for St. Elizabeths Patients Exposed to COVID-19
A federal court ordered the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health to isolate patients at St. Elizabeths Hospital who have been exposed to the coronavirus.
Apr 16, 2020
Apr 16, 2020
Civil Rights Groups Amend Suit Against St. Elizabeths To Add Challenge to Inadequate COVID-19 Response
Conditions at D.C.'s public psychiatric hospital have declined since the outbreak of COVID-19.
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