(October 3, 2023, 2:13 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — In response to Massachusetts state officials’ partial motion to dismiss nursing home residents’ putative class action against them 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 second statement of interest, asserting that “unnecessary institutionalization is an injury in fact under the ADA.”...