FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2026Contact: Patrick Fowler, Communications Strategist | fowler@nclej.org Buffalo, NY — A class action civil rights lawsuit against the Buffalo Police Department over unconstitutional and racially discriminatory traffic enforcement and checkpoint practices is going…
Read More →The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) stands in solidarity with the Southern Poverty Law Center and all of our partners across the country in the ongoing struggle for racial, economic, and social justice for all….
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2026Contact: Shannon Holfoth, Shannon Communications | shannon@shannonPR.com Rochester, N.Y. – Advocates for safe housing conditions argued their appeal today before the New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division in their lawsuit against the…
Read More →Four local community organizations and four Buffalo residents today filed an appeal in their lawsuit against the City of Buffalo to compel the City to fully implement the Proactive Rental Inspections (PRI) Law. You can see the legal filing…
Read More →This article was originally published in WIVB. Read it here. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For years, minority residents of Buffalo have spoken out about discriminatory police stops, which they say have often resulted in multiple tickets, sometimes for…
Read More →This article was originally published in The Buffalo News. Read it here. Attorneys for advocacy groups and people bringing a lawsuit against the Buffalo Police Department for alleged discriminatory policing practices were before a U.S. District Court judge…
Read More →“I’ve never been stopped in the boarding neighborhoods” This article was originally published in WKBW. Read it here. Buffalo’s finest are under the microscope in a class-action lawsuit that accuses the Buffalo Police Department of racial profiling and…
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 23, 2024 CONTACT: Buffalo, NY – Today, legal and civil rights groups argued on behalf of the grassroots organization Black Love Resists in the Rust and nine individuals for class certification in their lawsuit against…
Read More →This article was originally published in Buffalo News. Read it here. There are holes between bricks and in the corners of windowsills. Bricks are falling off the back of the house. The kitchen floor is missing in large…
Read More →This article was originally published in WKBW. Read it here. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Community organizations and residents came together on Thursday to announce that they are suing the City of Buffalo for failure to provide safe rental…
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