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The US DOJ has filed suit against Pennsylvania alleging that the commonwealth’s sprinkler mandate for so-called “community homes” unlawfully discriminates against people with intellectual disabilities and autism. The lawsuit filed yesterday claims that the commonwealth’s enforcement of the Uniform Construction Code violates the Fair Housing Act.

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A Little Rock firefighter who was terminated last December after just six months on the job, has filed suit claiming disability discrimination associated with his autism. Austin Williams filed suit against the city of Little Rock claiming a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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The mother of an autistic child who was transported to a hospital over her objection, is now suing FDNY and NYPD. Wanda Munoz filed suit in US District Court for the Southern District of New York naming the City of New York, NYPD Commissioner James P. O’Neill, FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro, Police Officer Kathy Henry, several unnamed police officers, and two unnamed EMTs.

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