The New York Court of Appeals’ determination of Andersen v. Hein will impact how state government agencies and local social services departments can use participation in the Work Experience Program to recover costs from lump sum federal Supplemental…
Read More →An appeals panel will decide whether a federal judge overreached by imposing an injunction seeking to streamline Missouri’s SNAP interview process and cut down on call wait times. This article was originally published in Courthouse News Service. Read…
Read More →Contact: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2025 NEW YORK, NY: Today, the National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) and Empire Justice Center argued their appeal before the New York Court of Appeals in their labor and…
Read More →Researchers say many of the costs for SNAP waivers fall on individual grocery stores, and that the restrictions don’t help improve health outcomes for low-income people. This article was originally published in Montana Free Press. Read it here….
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2026 CONTACT: Suffolk County, New York – The National Center for Law and Economic Justice, Empire Justice Center, and Dentons US LLP have moved to hold the Suffolk County Department of Social Services…
Read More →This article was originally published in Bloomberg Law. Read it here. A group of low-income individuals reliant on federal food assistance sued the Trump administration Wednesday, alleging new restrictions to which foods they can buy using government benefits…
Read More →This article was originally published in USA Today via Reuters. Read it here. Food stamp recipients sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday to undo Trump administration efforts to prevent them from using benefits to buy products…
Read More →This article was originally published in Newsweek. Read it here. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients have filed a lawsuit against the federal government, arguing that new restrictions on what they can purchase with the benefits are unlawful and harmful to people…
Read More →Lawsuit targets unlawful food restriction waivers that have imposed significant burdens on SNAP recipients and retailers in multiple states FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 11, 2026Contact: Washington, D.C.: The National Center for Law and Economic Justice and Shinder Cantor…
Read More →In suing to halt restrictions in five states, the plaintiffs argued that the Trump administration violated laws authorizing SNAP and governing changes in policies. This article was originally published in the New York Times. Read it here. Food…
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