On April 11, the Texas court stayed, or in other words, paused, the challenge to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The case previously known as Texas v. Becerra, now Texas v. Kennedy, stated that it will no longer challenge the constitutionality of Section 504. This is a big win after countless hours of advocacy by the disability community. The court will now more narrowly address questions of the coverage of gender dysphoria.
However, there remain challenges to the newly promulgated regulations for Section 504. ACB played a role in submitting comments that lead to the eventual development of the new regulations after fifty years. The regulations were published by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and can be found at the link below.
The court will next address the issues in July of 2025. ACB encourages residents of the seventeen states to continue to urge their attorneys general to pull out of the lawsuit.
Posted on April 23rd, 2025