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    Saturday, January 31, 2026

    Nine states challenge federal mandate that disabled people receive care in community

    A lawsuit targeting a landmark disability law has received new life after nine states filed an update that seeks to undercut federal mandates that people with disabilities receive care in their communities.

    Texas, Florida, and seven other states allege that the Biden administration’s 2024 update to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is unconstitutional — specifically, the requirement that states must fund services in the “most integrated setting.” 

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