COPAA and fellow advocacy groups file an amicus brief with Ninth Circuit urging affirmance of lower court’s correct ruling on IDEA statute of limitations

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 22, 2025 | Federal

COPAA, along with the California Association for Parent-Child Advocacy and Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, filed an amicus brief last week with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in J.R. v. Ventura Unified School District. COPAA and its...

Federal Class Action Lawsuit Seeking Full Days of School for Oregon Students with Disabilities Will Proceed.

by kids1stadvocac | Jul 8, 2025 | Federal

COPAA celebrates the decision issued on July 7, 2025, by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in J.N. v. Oregon Department of Education, finding that the case, which had been dismissed by the United States District Court for the District of...

COPAA Submits Amicus Brief to the Sixth Circuit Regarding the Right of Individuals with Disabilities to Sue State Departments of Education under Title II of the ADA

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 17, 2025 | Federal

Last week, COPAA submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Y.A. v. Hamtramck Public Schools in support of the plaintiffs-appellants’ Petition for Rehearing En Banc, which is a request that all of the Sixth Circuit judges...

Last Week Before the Ninth Circuit: Oral Argument for the Right of Students with Disabilities to a Full School Day

by kids1stadvocac | Jun 10, 2025 | Federal

On June 6, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in J.N. v. Oregon Department of Education , a case in which several advocacy organizations—including COPAA—have sought to end the State of Oregon’s longstanding systematic...

Amici File Brief in the 5th Circuit in Support of Parent’s Win in U.S. District Court

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 15, 2025 | Federal

COPAA and The Texas Organization of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (TOPAA) filed an amicus brief  in the 5th Circuit in North East ISD v. I.M. on Friday, April 11, 2025.  IDEA mandates that children with disabilities receive a FAPE tailored to their unique academic...