Read more about our recent cases and other exciting NCLEJ news.
Read More →NCLEJ and the Empire Justice Center achieved a revised settlement in January 2015 in a case before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York challenging Nassau County’s unlawful practice of delaying food stamp,…
Read More →On April 5, 2011, NCLEJ and the Empire Justice Center filed Travis v. Mossman, a federal class action, in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of New York to challenge Columbia County’s pattern and practice…
Read More →This case was filed in 2004 following Colorado’s premature launch of a flawed new computer system to manage applications and ongoing eligibility for all of its public benefits programs. The new system, known as the Colorado Benefits Management…
Read More →Elpidio (PD) Villarreal, GlaxoSmithKline Senior Vice President for Global Litigation; Bob Herbert, award-winning columnist; and Paul Dodyk, NCLEJ’s former Board Chair and retired Cravath partner were honored at NCLEJ’s annual Awards Dinner on May 26 at The Lighthouse…
Read More →by Cary LaCheen (2011)
Read More →Cary LaCheen, a national expert on the application of federal disability rights laws to public benefits programs, has updated her comprehensive manual, last updated in 2010, to address new developments. Read more
Read More →New York Times columnist Bob Herbert has joined the list of honorees for NCLEJ’s May 26, 2011, dinner along with Elpidio (PD) Villarreal and Paul M. Dodyk. Mr. Herbert’s award-winning insights on poverty and economic justice will make…
Read More →In response to an HHS proposal to add and change conditions and standards that states must meet to get enhanced federal funding to upgrade their automated Medicaid eligibility systems, NCLEJ has submitted extensive comments touching on issues related…
Read More →