The Ninth Circuit’s recent holding[1] that “the ADA prohibits certification requirements for qualifying service dogs” is a timely reminder for all persons using service animals that certification of a
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Emotional support animals are considered pets not service animals by US Department of Transportation.
U.S. Department of Transportation (“the Department” or “DOT”) announced it final rule on “Traveling by Air with Service Animals” on December 2, 2020. The rule will be effective 30 days…
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Update: Universities and Colleges: Coronavirus Planning Must Include Protecting Animals on Campus
As concerns about coronavirus continue to escalate, universities and colleges have taken advantage of spring break to protect students and staff from circulating virus, and many are planning on remote…
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A Brief History of Miniature Horses and the ADA
In 2008, the Department of Justice (“the DOJ”), Civil Rights Division, published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to amend the regulations which enforce the ADA’s prohibition of discrimination in…
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On the plight/flight of service animals
On Wednesday, August 21, 2019, the U.S. Department of Transportation published a “Final statement of enforcement priorities regarding service animals.” 84 FR 43480-01, 2019 WL 3934886 (F.R.). Unfortunately,…
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Virginia Offers Guidance For Confirming That Medical Verifications for Emotional Support Animals Are Legitimate
By Scott M. Badami originally posted on February 27, 2018.
It is clear that just about all (if not all) of the federal, state, and local fair housing agencies are…
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A nexus between a disability and the assistance provided by a service animal is required to overcome no-pet policies
A disabled woman, Ms. Rubin, has been denied the ability to purchase a unit in Kennedy House, Inc., a “residential cooperative building” with a no-pet policy, because she was unable…
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