In late September, NCLEJ Executive Director Henry Freedman spoke to a group of young public interest lawyers from around the world who had been brought to the United States to learn about public interest lawyering by PILnet (formerly…
Read More →The Madison County Department of Social Services has issued an Americans with Disabilities Act policy which is a significant improvement over the ADA materials that Madison DSS had previously, and is similar to the Onondaga County DSS ADA…
Read More →The Board and staff of the National Center for Law and Economic Justice are mourning the loss of Board member Mary Lovings, who died on October 15, 2011, at her home in Houston, Texas. We got to know…
Read More →NCLEJ, the HIV Law Project, and African Services Committee have filed a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York claiming New York City’s Human Resources Administration (HRA) and HIV/AIDS Services Administration…
Read More →NCLEJ attorneys Gina Mannix and Cary LaCheen have submitted extensive comments on proposed HHS regulations governing the health insurance exchanges to be created under the Affordable Care Act. The comments’ recommendations are drawn from our experience with public…
Read More →New York City attorney Shannon Rose Selden, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, has joined NCLEJ’s Board of Directors. Ms. Selden was elected at the September 2011 meeting. “We are fortunate to have Ms. Selden join our…
Read More →On April 5, 2011, NCLEJ and the Empire Justice Center filed Travis v. Mossman, a federal class action, in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of New York to challenge Columbia County’s pattern and practice…
Read More →New York City attorneys Stacey R. Friedman, a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell; Mark A. Kirsch, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Jonathan D. Siegfried, a partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf; and Steven M. Witzel, a partner…
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