After states sue, Trump administration walks away from disability rights enforcement

By: Anna Claire Vollers

Outlets: Stateline

Published: October 2, 2026

Words: 1,517

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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A court battle that began when conservative-led states sued to block protections for transgender people has ended in a rollback of protections for people with disabilities — a result disability advocates have feared for months.

At the end of August, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services joined the handful of conservative-led states suing it, and asked a court to strike language from a federal disability-rights regulation that directed states to prioritize serving disabled …

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