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COPAA urges the D.C. Circuit to affirm the decision of the federal court in the class action lawsuit in D.C.

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 22, 2026 | Federal

COPAA filed an amicus brief in the D.C. Circuit in In Re: District of Columbia. The brief urges the court to affirm the decision of the United States District Court. The amicus brief is here. COPAA Amicus Committee Co-chairs Ellen M. Saideman and COPAA Legal Director...

COPAA urges the Ninth Circuit to Reverse the decision of the federal courtand affirm students are entitled to an IEP

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 22, 2026 | Federal

COPAA filed an amicus brief in the 9 th Circuit in E.T. v. San Diego Unified School Dist. The brief urges the court to reverse the decision of the United States District Court in a case involving the issue of a Settlement Agreement and whether parents have a right to...

COPAA urges the Ninth Circuit to affirm the decision of the federal court

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 22, 2026 | Federal

COPAA filed an amicus brief in the 9th Circuit in SPB. v. Washoe County School District The brief urges the court to affirm the decision of the United States District Court. The amicus brief is here. COPAA Amicus Committee Co-chairs Ellen M. Saideman and COPAA Legal...

Shut out of special education, this Texas family is fighting back

by kids1stadvocac | Aug 18, 2026 | Federal

The Nation In March 2020, Courtney and Spencer Morey moved to Aledo, Texas, a rapidly expanding suburb of Fort Worth, because of the stellar reputation of its schools. But about three years later, when their daughter Annie, who has Down syndrome, was supposed to start...

COPAA Files Amicus Brief in the Eighth Circuit Regarding the Correct Standard for the Provision of a FAPE for Students with IEPs.

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 10, 2026 | Federal

In February, COPAA filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in D.L. v. Omaha Public Schools in support of the family of a child with a disability. The brief urges the court to reverse the decision of the U.S. District Court for the...
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