Americans With Disabilities

Court sets Clark case for oral arguments

Posted in Americans With Disabilities,Civil Rights on January 3, 2018

On January 2, 2018, the Tenth Circuit set Clark v. Colbert for oral argument on February 15 in the ceremonial Bell courtroom at the University of Oklahoma law school. The case raises several important questions regarding the intersection of the Fourth Amendment and the ADA. The issues under consideration by the Tenth Circuit arise from… read more…

HIV discrimination case moves to the full Tenth Circuit

Posted in Americans With Disabilities,Civil Rights,Discrimination,Latest News on June 18, 2015

Can a jail intentionally discriminate against an arrestee because of his HIV status? In 2012, the Payne County Jail in Stillwater, Oklahoma moved an HIV positive arrestee from general population to solitary confinement “due to his HIV status.” Unlike detainees in general population, people held in solitary confinement at the Payne County Jail are locked… read more…

Federal Court Rules in Favor of Man with HIV in ADA Case

Posted in Americans With Disabilities on May 14, 2013

This week a federal court judge in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma issued two rulings favorable to a man living with HIV who filed suit against the Payne County Board of County Commissioners and Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc., a for-profit corporation providing contract-based medical services at the Payne County… read more…