FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 11, 2024CONTACT: Buffalo, N.Y. – Four community organizations and four city residents filed a lawsuit to compel the City of Buffalo to fully implement the Proactive Rental Inspections (PRI) Law intended to protect residents…
Read More →NCLEJ, ACLU Oklahoma, Black Lives Matter OKC, and Foundation for Liberating Minds are hosting a community forum on July 9th at 6:00 PM at the Hue-manity Global Spiritual Wellness Center to discuss racial discrimination and abuse by Oklahoma…
Read More →The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) seeks energetic, motivated Pro Bono Scholars with a record of commitment to racial and social justice and excellent writing, legal research, and communication skills. NCLEJ advances the cause of…
Read More →This article was originally published in Spectrum News 1. Read it here. New Yorkers have filed a class action lawsuit against the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) alleging delays in hearings, which attorneys argue slows down access to…
Read More →NCLEJ, Empire Justice Center sue New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Contact:• Patrick Fowler, Communications Strategist, NCLEJ | fowler@nclej.org• Saima Akhtar, Senior Attorney, NCLEJ | akhtar@nclej.org• Susan Antos, Managing Attorney, Empire Justice Center | santos@empirejustice.org…
Read More →This article was originally published in Black Agenda Report. Read it here. In a lawsuit against the City of Buffalo challenging unconstitutional and racially discriminatory traffic enforcement practices by the Buffalo Police Department (BPD), legal and civil rights…
Read More →This article was originally published in Buffalo News. Read it here. Lawyers for plaintiffs in a discrimination lawsuit against the Buffalo Police Department have filed a motion to achieve class action status including Black and Latino drivers ticketed…
Read More →This article was originally published in WBFO. Read it here. A 2018 lawsuit alleging discriminatory traffic enforcement practices by the Buffalo Police Department is seeking the go-ahead from the federal court to proceed as a class-action lawsuit. The…
Read More →For Immediate Release: May 30, 2024Contact: Buffalo, NY – In a lawsuit against the City of Buffalo challenging unconstitutional and racially discriminatory traffic enforcement practices by the Buffalo Police Department (BPD), legal and civil rights groups filed a…
Read More →We need your help. The New York State Assembly is considering an important bill, S549B/A8928C that addresses New York’s harsh, punishing collection of overpayments of the state’s UI benefits resulting from the state’s mistakes administering benefits and illegal…
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