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 →Reversal comes in response to lawsuit filed by SNAP recipients and advocacy organizations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 3, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTJulian Wrightjulian@letmebeclear.com 646-599-2235 Washington, D.C. — In response to a lawsuit challenging its legality, the Trump Administration has agreed to…
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 →States become new battleground for the Department of Government Efficiency’s aggregation of Americans’ personal data FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 22, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTJulian Wrightjulian@letmebeclear.com Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2025) — Students, SNAP recipients, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger,…
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 →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8, 2025 CONTACT: MISSOURI – This week, SNAP advocates secured another victory in their federal lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Social Services when a district court judge ordered the State to take remedial action to…
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 →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2025Contact: Patrick Fowler, fowler@nclej.org NEW YORK, NY – The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) is excited to announce the awarding of a $1.3 Million Grant by the Robert Wood Johnson…
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