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ADA Watch Coalition
Obama Judicial Nominee Opposed By Coalition of Disability Rights Organizations
May 16th, 2009
A national nonpartisan coalition of disability, civil rights and social justice organizations announced their opposition to the confirmation of Judge Andre Davis, President Obama's pick for a lifetime seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights (NCDR) are opposing Davis because his record as a district court judge in Maryland reveals a bias against workers with disabilities. The group stated that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is critical to the efforts of people with disabilities to obtain and maintain employment and to become fully participating members of their...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-05-16)
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