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Sidley Austin Helps Secure Landmark Pro Bono Victory After 15-Year Legal Battle - The Texas Lawbook

After a 15-year legal battle, Robert Velevis and Yvette Ostolaza led a Sidley Austin team to a landmark pro bono victory in a class action lawsuit against the state of Texas for unlawfully confining people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in nursing homes. A federal judge issued a sweeping 475-page opinion finding that Texas caused “irreparable injury” by failing to offer community-based living alternatives. Sidley Austin represe…
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The Texas Lawbook broke the news in on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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