NCLEJ’s Food Stamp Litigation Highlighted

ThinkProgress, an independent, progressive, non-partisan news blog from the Center for American Progress Action Fund, highlights NCLEJ’s work to ensure timely food stamp access for low-income families across the country. The article cites Indiana’s improved timely processing of…

Nebraska Appleseed and NCLEJ Challenge Unlawful Delay of Food Assistance in Nebraska

In August 2014, NCLEJ and Nebraska Appleseed filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of a working, single mother who has been unlawfully delayed from receiving urgent and necessary help providing food for her family through the Supplemental Nutrition…

Gina Mannix Tapped as NCLEJ Interim Executive Director

Mary R. (Gina) Mannix has been elected by the Board of Directors as Interim Executive Director of NCLEJ. She will serve in this position until a new Executive Director is on board. Gina began her career at NCLEJ…

NCLEJ’s Greg Bass and Marc Cohan Presented at the NLADA Litigation and Advocacy Directors’ Conference in Austin, TX

Earlier this month, NCLEJ’s Greg Bass, along with attorneys from Greater Boston Legal Services and the Northwest Justice Project, presented on advocacy with state welfare agencies under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Marc Cohan, along with colleagues…

NCLEJ Successfully Fought Improper Barriers for NYS Family Day Care Providers

On September 27, 2013, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department affirmed a decision by the Supreme Court, Cayuga County, that local zoning laws that would have effectively barred family day care are unenforceable because state law preempts local regulation…

NCLEJ and EJC Lawsuit Helps Thousands; New Order Imposes New Requirements on Suffolk County (NY)

NCLEJ and the Empire Justice Center achieved a revised settlement in July 2014 in a United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York case challenging Suffolk County’s unlawful practice of delaying food stamp and Medicaid…

Federal Court Approves Class Action Settlement Requiring Niagara County (NY) to Provide Benefits Faster

On July 9, 2013, NCLEJ and the Western New York Law Center filed a class action, McCoy v. Restaino, in the Western District of New York on behalf of residents of Niagara County who have applied, or are…

Hot Off the Presses: NCLEJ’s Summer Newsletter

Congratulations, Henry Freedman and Steve Cutler!

On May 22nd, retiring NCLEJ Executive Director Henry Freedman and JPMorgan Chase Executive Vice President and General Counsel Steve Cutler were honored at NCLEJ’s Benefit Awards Dinner at Chelsea Piers. Thanks to all who made the dinner a…

Federal Government Improves Standards for Accessible Temporary Housing After Disasters

In the years since NCLEJ successfully sued FEMA on behalf of people with disabilities displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita who were not given accessible trailers, NCLEJ has worked hard to ensure that FEMA has policies and procedures…