Hamilton v. Westchester County
Rights Behind Bars is lead counsel representing a formerly pro se detainee who after a serious knee injury did not receive recreation, an accessible shower, a safe housing unit, or a railing to hold onto while being strip-searched. District court decided case below on grounds that short-term injuries are categorically not disabilities under the ADA, a standard explicitly abrogated by the ADAAA. Learn more about this case’s potential impact here and here.
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