In August 2023, the New York State United Court System Office of Court Administration announced their request for public comment regarding the adoption of a new rule that aims to provide disabled litigants and attorneys the ability to…
Read More →Today, in decisions that were as damaging as they were predictable, the United States Supreme Court struck down admission polices at Harvard University and The University of North Carolina that were created to benefit all of their students by…
Read More →As a condition for agreeing to raise the debt ceiling, Republican lawmakers in Congress are demanding tougher work requirements for federal aid programs, including Medicaid and SNAP. We believe this is a dramatic step in the wrong direction. …
Read More →Last week, Jordan Neely was choked to death on the New York City subway. To date, there has been no evidence that Mr. Neely harmed or threatened anyone. He was homeless, hungry, and thirsty. Like too many others, Mr. Neely…
Read More →We are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of former NCLEJ Board Member Nancy Lieberman. A staunch advocate for people with disabilities, she co-founded New Yorkers to Cure Paralysis, and twice succeeded in reinstating state funds for…
Read More →By Claudia Wilner, Director of Litigation and Advocacy 11 million people across the U.S. are prohibited from driving because they can’t afford to pay fines and fees. Most of those drivers are people of color. In Oregon, Black…
Read More →By Sara Lunden, Columbia Law School Public Interest Fellow, & Jordan Berger, Skadden Fellow On Tuesday, November 29, New York City Mayor Eric Adams directed NYPD, FDNY-EMS, and mobile crisis teams to increase the use of involuntary transport…
Read More →by Dennis Parker, Saima Akhtar, and Sara Lunden A recent New York Times article, “How Poverty Programs Aided Children From One Generation to the Next,” looks in-depth at benefits programs in the U.S through the experiences of several…
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