Even Epik says the Texas abortion “whistleblower” site violates its rules

Re:Even Epik says the Texas abortion “whistleblower” site vi... by LanceH on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @04:10PM (#28449255)

Look to the ADA for inspiration.

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Re:Even Epik says the Texas abortion “whistleblower” site vi... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @04:16PM (#28449331)

> Look to the ADA for inspiration

Don’t think it’s comparable. If I have perfect vision, I don’t think I can sue a site for being unusable by blind people. Actual injury must be shown.

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Re:Even Epik says the Texas abortion “whistleblower” site vi... by coredog64 on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @04:24PM (#28449440)

California has a cottage legal industry whereby lawyers will file Unruh Act accessibility claims against businesses. There’s a very low standard on Unruh claims, to the point that some lawyers will work with the same plaintiff repeatedly looking for things like being inches off on doorways etc.

Similarly, Prop 65 allows for direct, private civil suits. Although it has seen some reforms in recent years, it took some really egregious settlements before that happened.

TL;DR: You can thank Californians for importing their crappy legal theories into Texas.

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Re:Even Epik says the Texas abortion “whistleblower” site vi... by wetmore on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @05:22PM (#28450119)

Which Californians were responsible for the new Texas laws?

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