On October 21, 2026, Weil, alongside partner organizations, filed a motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to protect deaf and hard of hearing individuals incarcerated in Georgia state prisons from ongoing violations of federal disability rights laws.

The motion, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia as part of Harris v. Georgia Department of Corrections, a class action lawsuit initiated in 2018, seeks to require the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) to provide deaf and hard of hearing individuals with equal access to meals, medication and health care. The plaintiffs allege that GDC's failure to provide necessary accommodations violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

The motion details the serious consequences of these alleged failures, including missed medications, seizures and significant weight loss resulting from inaccessible meal and medication announcements. It also alleges that GDC fails to provide necessary communication accommodations, such as sign language interpreters and captioning, during medical, dental and mental health appointments, preventing individuals from effectively communicating with providers and participating in treatment.

Through the preliminary injunction, Weil and its co-counsel seek immediate relief to ensure that deaf and hard of hearing individuals in GDC custody can access essential services and receive the accommodations required under federal law.

The Weil team is led by Brian Liegel and Annemargaret Connolly, and includes Matt Tonglet and former counsel Aaron Curtis.  Weil is co-counsel along with The American Civil Liberties Union, led by Zoe Brennan-Krohn, the ACLU of Georgia, led by Andres Lopes-Delgado and the National Association of the Deaf, led by Brittany Shrader.