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Press Release: Disability Activists Rally Against Assisted Suicide At NY Court of Appeals

May 30, 2017"death with dignity", assisted suicide, center for disability rights, court cases, dredf, New York, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, death with dignity, Friend of the Court Brief, New YorkDiane Coleman

For Immediate Release: May 30, 2017 Contacts: Diane Coleman 708-420-0539 dcoleman@notdeadyet.org Adam Prizio 518-320-7100 (office) 603-518-4910 (cell) aprizio@cdrnys.org Disability rights activists from across the state will rally as the New York Court of Appeals hears oral arguments Tuesday afternoon, May 30th in the Myers v. Schneiderman assisted suicide case. Not Dead Yet led the filing of a Disability Rights friend-of-the-court … Continue reading Press Release: Disability Activists Rally Against Assisted Suicide At NY Court of Appeals →

New York’s Assisted Suicide Case To Be Heard on May 30th

May 26, 2017"death with dignity", aid in dying, court cases, New York, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, death with dignity, Friend of the Court Brief, New YorkDiane Coleman

A case pushing New York courts to find a state constitutional right to assisted suicide will be heard in oral argument in the NY Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, next Tuesday, May 30th. Not Dead Yet filed friend-of-the-court briefs, joined by ten other national and New York state disability rights organizations, at both … Continue reading New York’s Assisted Suicide Case To Be Heard on May 30th →

Press Release: Eleven Disability Organizations File Friend of the Court Brief in Appeal of New York Assisted Suicide Case

February 16, 2017"death with dignity", aid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, New York, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, court cases, Friend of the Court Brief, New YorkDiane Coleman

Contacts: Diane Coleman 708-420-0539 dcoleman@notdeadyet.org Adam Prizio 518-320-7100 (office) 603-518-4910 (cell) aprizio@cdrnys.org On February 15, 2017, Not Dead Yet and ten other national and New York state disability rights organizations have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the New York Court of Appeals in support of rulings by the Supreme Court and Appellate Division, both of which dismissed a case seeking to … Continue reading Press Release: Eleven Disability Organizations File Friend of the Court Brief in Appeal of New York Assisted Suicide Case →

New Mexico Supreme Court Rules Against Constitutional Right To Assisted Suicide

June 30, 2016aid in dying, amicus brief, assisted suicide, court cases, court decisions, New Mexico, Our News & Commentary Blog, Steve Goldaid in dying, assisted suicide, Court Decisions, Friend of the Court Brief, New MexicoDiane Coleman

In a unanimous opinion issued June 30, 2016, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled in the Morris v. Brandenburg case that there is no state constitutional right to assisted suicide. Not Dead Yet was assisted by disability rights attorney Steve Gold and New Mexico counsel Lara Katz in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the case. Joining … Continue reading New Mexico Supreme Court Rules Against Constitutional Right To Assisted Suicide →

Victory in New York Appellate Division!

May 3, 2016aid in dying, amicus brief, assisted suicide, court decisions, New York, Our News & Commentary Blogaid in dying, assisted suicide, court decision, Friend of the Court Brief, New YorkDiane Coleman

A clear and welcome ruling came down Tuesday, May 3rd, from the NY Appellate Division in an assisted suicide case in which NDY filed a friend-of-the-court brief joined by ten other national and state disability organizations. The Court found no constitutional right to assisted suicide. Below is an excerpt from the 36-page decision: [P]laintiffs rely … Continue reading Victory in New York Appellate Division! →