Responding to the surge of website accessibility lawsuits filed under Title III of the ADA, 103 members of Congress from both parties sent a letter to Attorney General Sessions urging action to stem the tide of website...more
6/22/2018
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Deregulation ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Due Process ,
Public Accommodation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Title III ,
Trump Administration ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Justice Department withdraws pending rulemakings for accessible websites, furniture and non-fixed equipment.The current Department of Justice’s (DOJ) regulatory approach to Title III of the ADA is yet...more
12/22/2017
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Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Deregulation ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Public Accommodation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Title III ,
Trump Administration ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
Seyfarth Synopsis: Trump Administration’s first Unified Agenda reveals DOJ has placed web accessibility, medical equipment, and furniture rulemakings under Title II and III of the ADA on Inactive List....more
7/21/2017
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Medical Devices ,
Public Accommodation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Title II ,
Title III ,
Trump Administration ,
Website Accessibility ,
Websites
Seyfarth Synopsis: An executive order from President Trump will likely halt the Justice Department’s public accommodations website rulemaking.
President Obama’s Department of Justice (DOJ) had stated that proposed...more
Today marks just over a month since Donald Trump was elected as the next President of the United States. As each cabinet appointment is announced, we get more clues to help us predict which direction the Trump...more
12/13/2016
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Seyfarth Synopsis: Our thoughts on the impact of the election on the ADA Title III landscape.
We now know that January 20, 2017 will bring a definitive regime change. How will this change impact Title III of the ADA,...more