Settlement Agreement Between The United States & The State Of South Carolina
The settlement was announced on December 17, 2025, by the federal Department of Justice (DOJ). It resolves the DOJ's findings and complaint alleging that South Carolina violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C. by unnecessarily segregating adults with serious mental illnesses in institutional settings, called Community Residential Care Facilities . . .
