The Justice Department's opinion challenges civil rights protections that have long treated the institutionalization of disabled Americans as a last resort.
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States aren't required to provide community-based care for people with disabilities, new DOJ opinion claims
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"By moving special education from the Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human Services, the administration…
The Department of Education will shift two of its major departments, civil rights and special education programs, to other…
Critics said the DOJ memo gave a green light for federal law enforcement to intimidate parents and others protesting policies...
