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Tag: disability rights

The Case That Wouldn’t End

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s judiciary often presents itself as a model of stability, professionalism, and...

Michael Phillips
March 20, 2026

Disabled Father’s Explosive ADA Lawsuit Slams Maryland Court for Systemic Discrimination—Will AG Brown Defend the Indefensible?

By Michael Phillips | Thunder Report | MDBayNews In a blistering federal lawsuit that exposes the ugly underbelly of...

Michael Phillips
March 11, 2026

“Leave Nobody Behind?” Moore Budget Plan Targets Disability Lifeline and Risks Losing $300 Million

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When Maryland Governor Wes Moore ran for office, one phrase defined his campaign message:...

Michael Phillips
March 10, 2026

How Maryland Family Courts Can Build Case Records Without a Parent Present

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Father & Co. A recent federal disability-rights ruling involving a Maryland parent...

Michael Phillips
January 27, 2026

Analysis: What Maryland Could Change to Prevent ADA Access Failures in Family Court

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Policy Analysis The recent federal ruling granting disability accommodations to a...

Michael Phillips
January 23, 2026

Federal Court Grants ADA Accommodations as Maryland Family Court Proceedings Continue Without Disabled Parent

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A recent federal court ruling granting disability accommodations to a Maryland parent has...

Michael Phillips
January 23, 2026

Children Left Behind: Maryland’s Foster Care Crisis Moves From Hotels to Hospital Wards

By MDBayNews Staff A troubling new report by The Baltimore Sun has exposed a quiet but deeply disturbing reality inside...

Michael Phillips
January 16, 2026

Baltimore County Lawsuit Alleges Illegal Protective Orders and Years-Long Separation of Father and Son

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A civil lawsuit filed on December 2, 2025, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County...

Michael Phillips
January 10, 2026

Justice Cannot Be Blind to Invisible Disabilities

By Michael PhillipsOriginally published in The Daily Record, October 24, 2025 When Congress passed the Americans with...

Michael Phillips
October 29, 2025

Md. ID law is a good step (Published in The Washington Post, Oct. 15, 2025)

Regarding the Oct. 5 Metro article “Md. ID marker aims to defuse conflict”: Maryland’s new “Eric’s Law,” which...

Michael Phillips
October 24, 2025

The Disabilities You Don’t See — and the Systems That Still Don’t See Us

America still pictures disability as something you can see: a wheelchair ramp, a white cane, a prosthetic limb.But for tens...

Michael Phillips
October 22, 2025

Maryland Family Courts vs. Invisible Disabilities: Rights Denied, Families Punished

In Maryland, family court is supposed to protect children and preserve parental rights. Instead, it’s become the one...

Michael Phillips
September 28, 2025

Maryland’s ADA Mirage: Rhetoric, Red Tape, and the Quiet Punishment of Invisible Disabilities

Maryland says “equity.” Parents and kids with ADHD, PTSD, dyslexia, TBI, and chronic illness hear “prove...

Michael Phillips
September 27, 2025

35 Years of the ADA: A Civil Rights Law in Name, Not in Practice

By Michael Phillips Next week, America will mark 35 years since the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act...

Michael Phillips
July 19, 2025

Baltimore’s DEI Boondoggle: $2.7 Million for Ideology While the City Burns

Spotlight on Maryland – Fiscal Irresponsibility, One Identity Group at a Time🔗 Original Budget Report While Baltimore...

Michael Phillips
June 14, 2025

A Voice for Justice: How Jeff Reichert Turned to an ADA Advocate to Defend His Rights and Protect His Son

In a family court system increasingly criticized for opacity, jurisdictional gamesmanship, and disregard for the rights of...

Michael Phillips
May 27, 2025

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