Loretta Rolland, the lead named plaintiff in the landmark case Rolland v. Cellucci, moved out of a nursing home into her own apartment in the spring of 2002.

 

One significant way that the Center for Public Representation has worked to carry out its mission to enforce and enhance the legal rights of persons with disabilities is through individual and class action litigation. For the past thirty years, the Center's experienced attorneys have successfully pursued a variety of cases for their clients. Some cases have sought to enforce individual rights or to remedy a serious wrong done to a particular person. Other cases, in Massachusetts and elsewhere, have sought to significantly reform the systems which are intended to serve people with disabilities. The Center has also filed influential amicus curiae ("friend of the court") briefs in important cases throughout the country. A list of some of the Center's most important litigation can be found at the following link:

Selected Litigation