Category: News

Missouri judge denies state’s request to dismiss federal SNAP lawsuit

The following excerpts were reprinted from Missouri Independent. Read the the full article. This article was also reposted in Fulton Sun. Mary Holmes says she subsisted on hardly any food for over a month as she struggled to…

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Missouri Case Moves Forward to Secure Access to SNAP Food Benefits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Zavé Martohardjono | martohardjono@nclej.org  For years, Missourians have faced problems and been wrongfully rejected when applying for SNAP benefits because of difficulties navigating the state’s Department of Social Services’ application process. Missourians—especially people with…

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Groups Sue to Restore Protesters’ Rights After George Floyd Backlash

The following excerpts were reprinted from The Black Wall Street Times. Read the full article. After the 2020 police lynching of George Floyd in broad daylight inspired the nation’s largest social uprising ever recorded, states like Oklahoma retaliated…

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The Constitutional Right to Abortion Is Gone

National Center for Law and Economic Justice condemns the Supreme Court’s dismantling of abortion rights with today’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and stands in solidarity with reproductive justice movements working to protect the right to abortion….

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National Center for Law and Economic Justice, ACLU of Oklahoma, Cornell First Amendment Clinic, and Partners File Multiple Lawsuits to Protect the Rights of Protesters 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Zavé Martohardjono | martohardjono@nclej.org  Press conference will take place June 24, 2022 at 12:00 PM Central via Zoom. OKLAHOMA CITY – Today, a group of local advocates and organizers filed multiple challenges to Oklahoma…

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Working People Failed by Democratic Leadership of NYS Senate

New York Workers, Advocates, Faith Leaders & Unions Urge NYS to Stop Wage Theft  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Sarah Ahn, Flushing Workers Center | ahn.s81@gmail.comJoAnn Lum, National Mobilization Against SweatShops | joannlum8@gmail.comCarmela Huang, National Center for Law and Economic…

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New York’s Hidden Water Affordability Crisis

The following excerpts were reprinted from The River. Read the full article. If you could get to another planet, what would you need to live there? It’s a straightforward question with a simple answer—air, food, shelter, and water….

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Winston & Strawn Releases 2022 Pro Bono Racial Justice & Equity CEASE Initiative Report

The following excerpts were reprinted from PRNewswire. Read the full article. Winston & Strawn LLP has released its 2022 Pro Bono Racial Justice & Equity CEASE Initiative Report. The publication outlines the CEASE Initiative’s most significant wins and ongoing matters…

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Otra vez el Estado retrasa la decisión sobre la expansión de la planta de gas de Greenpoint por parte de National Grid

The following excerpts were reprinted from City Limits. Read the full article. El Departamento de Conservación Medioambiental del Estado de Nueva York ha vuelto a retrasar el plazo de la solicitud de permiso de National Grid relacionada con…

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We Mourn with and Support Buffalo’s Black Community

Our hearts go out to the families of the victims of the tragic hate crime that took place on Saturday, May 14—the mass shooting of Black Buffalo residents at a Tops grocery store. With deep sorrow, we grieve…

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