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 →Half a century has passed since that sunny day when my future wife and I, both working as interns in Washington, stood on the Mall as Martin Luther King set out his thrilling dream for this nation –…
Read More →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…
Read More →NCLEJ Senior Attorney Laura Redman has been helping low-income LGBT communities to access federal programs following the Supreme Court’s reversal of the Defense of Marriage Act. Working with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Laura lent a hand…
Read More →On June 19, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York approved the negotiated settlement in Richard C. v. Proud, 12 Civ. 5942, which challenged the State’s failure to advise individuals facing SNAP (Food…
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Read More →In June 2013, NCLEJ and the Urban Justice Center filed a class action in the Southern District of New York, Juan v. Doar, 13-cv-4028 (RPP)(AJP), against the New York City Human Resources Administration, Department of Social Services (HRA)…
Read More →On May 29th, NCLEJ’s staff, Board, and 300 guests celebrated the accomplishments of three outstanding individuals – Marc Lawrence-Apfelbaum, Nan Aron, and Neal Katyal – at our annual benefit awards dinner at Chelsea Piers in New York City….
Read More →In a major victory for food stamp applicants, represented by the National Center for Law and Economic Justice and Greater Hartford Legal Aid, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on July 6, 2015 that…
Read More →Over 9,000 people with disabilities who have been waiting far too long to hear whether they will get Medicaid should now get a prompt decision as the result of an agreement signed on April 25, 2013. Maryland also…
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