This lawsuit was filed by 17 states looking to invalidate Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and do away with the updated Section 504 regulations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Section 504 prohibits disability discrimination by the federal government and by those who get federal funding in areas like health care, education, employment, housing, and transportation.
On February 19, the 17 states and the current U.S. Department of Justice filed a “Joint Status Report.” This filing does not change anything about the case. The states did not make any changes to the complaint. Several Attorneys General said the lawsuit would be dropped or that their state would withdraw from it, but all 17 states made clear in the new filing that they will continue to go after their original claims that Section 504 is unconstitutional. No state has withdrawn from the lawsuit at this time.
For more information, see the lawsuit update provided by the Arc, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, the Bazelon Center, the Center for Public Representation, and the National Health Law Program.