Category: News

NCLEJ’s 2017 Benefit Awards Dinner is a Night of Inspiration

Thank you to all of our generous supporters and to everyone who attended our 2017 Benefit Awards Dinner on June 7th at Chelsea Piers. The night was a moving one with our remarkable honorees sharing inspiring stories of…

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June 14, 2017 E-Newsletter

Check out NCLEJ’s June 14th E-Newsletter. 

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NCLEJ Senior Staff Attorney Claudia Wilner Finalist for Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year Award

NCLEJ Senior Staff Attorney Claudia Wilner has been recognized for her successful litigation ending a fraudulent debt collection scheme. Public Justice has named Claudia a finalist for their Trial Lawyer of the Year Award for her work in…

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May 30, 2017 E-Newsletter

Check out NCLEJ’s May 30th E-Newsletter. 

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Trump’s Budget: Savage Attack on Ordinary Folks in Favor of Tax Breaks for the Rich

The President’s just released budget proposes cruel cuts to all basic safety net programs that help struggling families and individuals. This budget – with more details than the “skinny budget” released two months ago – is an outrageous…

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May 2017 E-Newsletter

Check out NCLEJ’s May 2017 E-Newsletter

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NCLEJ Honored by NYCOSH at Its Annual Awards Gala

NCLEJ, represented by Staff Attorneys Katie Deabler and Leah Lotto, was honored by the New York Committee for Occupational Safety & Health (NYCOSH) at its annual awards gala on May 4, 2017. NCLEJ was honored for the great…

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NCLEJ Statement on House AHCA Vote

NCLEJ is appalled by today’s House vote to pass the GOP replacement health care bill. The Republican Congress forced through a health care repeal bill that raises costs and cuts coverage against the will of their constituents. The…

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NCLEJ Urges Federal Agencies to Update Their Standards for Collecting and Reporting Race and Ethnicity Data

NCLEJ submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget supporting the revision of their standards for data collection on race and ethnicity. These standards affect everything from the Census to health care data collection. We contend that…

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NCLEJ and Colleagues File Lawsuit Claiming Georgia Medicaid and SNAP Programs Discriminate Against People with Disabilities

On April 24, 2017, NCLEJ, along with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Georgia Legal Services, and Alston & Bird, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of three low-income Georgia residents with disabilities alleging that the Georgia SNAP (food…

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