This article was originally published in Kansas Reflector. Read it here. TOPEKA — The Trump administration has paused its demand for the personal data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients after a lawsuit was filed May 22 by…
Read More →This article was originally published in NPR. Read it here. A new lawsuit filed Thursday says the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s demand for sensitive data about millions of food assistance recipients violates federal privacy laws. Meanwhile some states…
Read More →This article was originally published in Fox 4 KC. Read it here. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This week, a district court judge ordered Missouri to take remedial action to improve its SNAP program, saying the state has made…
Read More →This article was originally published in KOMU. Read it here. COLUMBIA — A federal court ordered the Missouri Department of Social Services to implement new guidelines on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to increase program enrollment after complaints…
Read More →This article was originally published in Law360. Read it here. Despite a growing body of case law laying out a blueprint for determining whether incarcerated workers are employees — which would legally entitle them to minimum wage and…
Read More →A federal judge said Missourians living in poverty ‘have gone hungry’ due to bureaucratic hurdles that the state knows about but has failed to address This article was originally published in Missouri Independent. Read it here. One year…
Read More →This article was originally published in Bloomberg Law. Read it here. Calls for the New York high court to finally end a long-time New York state circuit split—over when and whether legal aid attorneys representing low-income New Yorkers…
Read More →SNAP cuts are ‘going to have a massive shock wave across the country, and everybody will feel it.’ This article was originally published in The American Prospect. Read it here. When you walk into the supermarket, do you…
Read More →The law has been an important pillar in effecting social change throughout the history of the United States. Its effectiveness and use have changed over the country’s history. This discussion considers the history of litigation as a means…
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