WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff issued the following press release:
Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is demanding answers on the Trump Administration's efforts to undermine the rights of disabled Georgians.
Sen. Ossoff recentlylaunched an inquirywith U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel's (OLC) recently released aslip opinionthat claims states aren't required to provide community-based care for people with disabilities.
The 1999 landmark Supreme Court case,Olmstead v. L.C., affirmed that the unjustified institutionalization of individuals with disabilities qualifies as discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and affirmed that public entities...