South Carolina AG backs away from lawsuit challenging disability civil rights

W.Va. Attorney General backs off of lawsuit against longstanding disability law

FAIRMONT — State Attorney General JB McCuskey backpedaled on a lawsuit that seeks to quash a law that protects people with disabilities.

South Carolina AG backs away from lawsuit challenging disability civil rights

Triggered by the idea that gender dysmorphia may be a protected disability, 17 states — including South Carolina — have challenged federal protections for the disabled.

Our Statement: The AG Isn't Telling the Truth About Disability Rights

The attorney general is the people of West Virginia’s lawyer, and your lawyer is lying to you.  Last year, then-Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined a multi-state lawsuit against the federal government over Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act — federal law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in programs that receive federal funding, notably public schools. Parents and advocates for disability rights criticized ou…