Statement from Equip for Equality on Ligas v. Norwood
Today, Counsel for Plaintiffs and Intervenors in Ligas v. Norwood filed an emergency motion for the State to show why it should not be held in contempt for failing to make the court-ordered payments for people with disabilities. The emergency motion will be heard tomorrow morning at 9:45 before Judge Janice Johnson Coleman at 219 South Dearborn Street, Courtroom 1801 in Chicago.
“The Consent Decree and Judge Coleman’s two orders make clear that payment for people with developmental disabilities must be paid,” said Barry C. Taylor, VP for Civil Rights and Systemic Litigation at Equip for Equality and lead counsel in the Ligas case. “At tomorrow’s hearing the State will have to explain to the Judge why payments have not been made.”
