FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 4, 2025 Contact: Patrick Fowler, Communications Strategist | fowler@nclej.org ILLINOIS – The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) moved for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) and its contractors to secure critical disability accommodations for a person on Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR). Despite their legal obligations, IDOC and…
Read More →This article was originally published in The St. Louis American. Read it here. Democratic U.S. Reps. Wesley Bell of Missouri and Hank Johnson of Georgia, along with U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, have introduced legislation that…
Read More →Under Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act, states must shoulder more of the administrative and cost burdens of the food aid program SNAP, which helps feed 42 million Americans. This article was originally published in The Daily Yonder….
Read More →Missouri has been working on updating its computer systems to improve how it administers social safety net programs since 2013. New federal rules mean that work will wait until at least 2028 This article was originally published in…
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 24, 2025Contact: Patrick Fowler, Communications Strategist | fowler@nclej.org ILLINOIS – The National Center for Law and Economic Justice filed a lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), and other defendants to secure critical…
Read More →This article was first published in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Read it here. Something really important happened during the recently ended shutdown of the federal government: poor people mattered. […] “A lot of people are suddenly understanding…
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 7, 2025CONTACT: Patrick Fowler, Communications Strategist, NCLEJ | fowler@nclej.org MISSOURI – This week, the National Center for Law and Economic Justice, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, and Stinson LLP are defending their victories in…
Read More →Due to the ongoing government shutdown, and the USDA’s refusal to tap into its contingency funding, food stamp benefits for over 40 million people are set to lapse at the end of this week. And nearly 40% of…
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 first published in Alaska Public Media. Read it here. Lawyers are trading arguments in a case challenging the state’s failure to process applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on time. The case dates back…
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