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Title III Trump Administration Disability Discrimination

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Facilities Accessibility Standards on the Chopping Block at the Department of Energy

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The Department of Energy recently issued a fast-track proposed rule that would eliminate accessibility standards for facilities of recipients of federal funding under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.  Is ADA Title III...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2018 #2

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Many consumers are unaware that retailers use facial recognition technology in retail stores to monitor shoppers and prevent shoplifting. Consumers see cameras in retail stores and assume they are there to monitor for...more

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Members Of Congress Urge DOJ To Declare That Private Website Accessibility Lawsuits Violate Due Process

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Responding to the surge of website accessibility lawsuits filed under Title III of the ADA, 103 members of Congress from both parties sent a letter to Attorney General Sessions urging action to stem the tide of website...more

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DOJ Rescinds 10 ADA Guidance Documents

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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) rescinded 25 guidance documents that the department deemed unnecessary, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper....more

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DOJ Nixes All Pending ADA Rulemakings, Including Website Access Rules

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Justice Department withdraws pending rulemakings for accessible websites, furniture and non-fixed equipment.The current Department of Justice’s (DOJ) regulatory approach to Title III of the ADA is yet...more

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Businesses continue to face uncertainty, litigation risk in the wake of DOJ’s “inactive” web accessibility rulemaking

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On July 20, the Trump Administration posted its first Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. For the first time, the Agenda included a list of “inactive” actions to notify the public of regulations “still...more

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DOJ Places Website Rulemaking on the “Inactive” List

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Trump Administration’s first Unified Agenda reveals DOJ has placed web accessibility, medical equipment, and furniture rulemakings under Title II and III of the ADA on Inactive List....more

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Controversial 60 Minutes Segment on “Drive-By” ADA Lawsuits Highlights Negative Aspect of the Law

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Here’s our take on Sunday’s 60 Minutes episode on “drive-by” abusive ADA Title III lawsuits and the legislative efforts to address them. 60 Minutes aired a segment about ADA Title III “drive-by”...more

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