…this country. State of Criminal Justice is here to ensure you’re always up-to-date on how institutional racism is impacting Black people nationwide. State of Criminal Justice is produced by PushBlack. You can catch it on our PushBlack YouTube channel, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Thanks for the support. Peace. Jay: Harriet Tubman, Bradley Lomax, Joyce Ardell Jackson, Denmark Vesey, these are only a handful of Black activist…
…that you may have heard about is the tragic death of Michael Hickson, a 46-year-old Morehouse grad, husband, and father of 5. Michael became quadriplegic in 2015 after a heart attack left him with a brain injury. In 2020, he got COVID and was transferred to a hospital. Michael was a legal ward of a care agency, rather than his family, because of complications in getting him the care he needed after his heart attack. The hospital told Mrs. Hickson…
…that people without disabilities receive. Case in point: I represented a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities who was diagnosed with a treatable form of leukemia. The physicians said he should not be treated because he would not be able to understand why he was “suffering” from the side effects of the chemotherapy, and the radiation might cause him to lose additional cognitive function. They decided that his life would no longer be worth liv…
DREDF has just announced the filing of a friend-of-the-court (“amicus”) brief in a Massachusetts assisted suicide case. Since 1996, NDY has organized numerous amicus briefs in assisted suicide cases, some of which are posted on our website HERE. DREDF has joined several of these briefs, but this is the first time DREDF has also served as counsel. To DREDF’s great credit, this brief been joined by eighteen other national and Massachusetts disabili…
…date – Matt Vallière, Executive Director of Patients’ Rights Action Fund Bi-partisan Congressional Resolution – How to get involved Federal Regulation – Provisions and action needed Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Push in the Courts – Diane Coleman, CEO & President Not Dead Yet Overview of how proponents are trying to legalize and expand assisted suicide laws through litigation. This webinar will include real-time closed captioning and will be sig…
