Olmstead Speeches, Testimony, and Press Releases
Court Approves Comprehensive Agreement Between US and the Commonwealth of Virginia Regarding the Rights of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities -- August 24, 2012
Justice Department Obtains Comprehensive Agreement Regarding North Carolina Mental Health System -- August 23, 2012
Justice Department Intervenes in Lawsuit Involving New Hampshire's Mental Health System -- March 27, 2012
Justice Department Obtains Comprehensive ADA Agreement Regarding the Commonwealth of Virginia's Developmental Disabilities System -- January 26, 2012
Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks on Virginia ADA Settlement Call -- January 26, 2012
Justice Department Obtains Comprehensive Agreement Regarding the State of Delaware's Mental Health System -- July 6, 2011
Justice Department Issues Technical Assistance Document on Enforcement of the Supreme Court Decision in Olmstead v. L.C. -- June 23, 2011
Justice Department Moves to Intervene in Texas Case to Enforce the Supreme Court's Olmstead Decision -- June 22, 2011
Statement of Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Samuel R. Bagenstos before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Mental Disabilities and the ADA -- March 15, 2011
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Samuel R. Bagenstos Speaks at Case Western Reserve University -- March 15, 2011
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Regarding the State of Georgia's Mental Health and Developmental Disability System -- October 19, 2010
Justice Department Obtains Comprehensive Agreement Regarding the State of Georgia's Mental Health and Developmental Disability System -- October 19, 2010
"And I'm proud of the work that the Department of Justice is doing to enforce Olmstead across the country." -- Remarks by the President on 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act - July 26, 2010
"The Department has renewed its commitment to the aggressive enforcement of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Olmstead – recognizing the right of Americans with disabilities to access the care and services they need in their own homes and communities..." -- Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Department of Justice's ADA 20th Anniversary Commemoration -- July 23, 2010
Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Testifies at a Hearing on the Americans with Disabilities Act - July 22, 2010
Justice Department Files Complaint and Reaches Settlement to Improve Conditions at Texas State Facilities for Persons with Developmental Disabilities -- June 26, 2010
Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez at the National Disability Rights Network Annual Conference -- June 10, 2010
Briefs Filed in Florida, Illinois and New Jersey to Support the Supreme Court's Olmstead Decision -- May 25, 2010
"But people with disabilities are too often shut off from important opportunities in the community because of a stereotype-driven view that their disabilities render them uniquely in need of protection." -- Remarks by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Samuel Bagenstos on Disability and Integration at the University of Cincinnati College of Law -- March 3, 2010
Justice Department to Participate in Community Integration Case in North Carolina -- December 23, 2009