Disability and Abuse Project of Spectrum Institute v. Los Angeles Superior Court

In May 15, 2015, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division informed the California judicial system that it had started investigating allegations of voting rights violations by the California judicial system against individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) in limited conservatorships. The DOJ is investigating a complaint filed on July 10, 2014 by the Disability and Abuse Project of Spectrum Institute. The complaint alleges that Los Angeles Superior Court judges deny the conservatees the right to have someone help them complete voter registration forms, and that the court uses assumed ability to complete the form as a . . .