Gender dysphoria is a covered “disability” within the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in a case of first impression. The decision in Williams v. Kincaid (VLW 022-2-204) reverses the district ...

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Allowing a young visitor to Colonial Williamsburg to eat his homemade meal with classmates in a historic tavern might be a necessary accommodation to his special dietary needs, a panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last ...

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A federal lawsuit claiming a disabled man was seriously injured when he fell on a steep ramp at a hardware store in Nottoway County was settled May 29 for $280,000. In addition to the money, the settlement also dictated that ...

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