(September 22, 2023, 1:10 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — After nursing home residents filed a putative class action against state officials in a Massachusetts federal court alleging that state nursing homes are segregating residents with disabilities in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a statement of interest, asserting that the state’s argument that class members fail to share the same claims discounts “the longstanding, commonplace, and appropriate certification of classes in similar Olmstead cases.”...