NCLEJ and Texas Colleagues File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Texas Food Stamp Application Processing Delays

Three Prominent Attorneys Join NCLEJ’s Board of Directors

New York City attorneys Caitlin J. Halligan of Weil Gotshal, Nancy A. Lieberman of Skadden Arps, and Brian S. Weinstein of Davis Polk, have joined NCLEJ’s Board of Directors. Read more

Law360 Interviews NCLEJ Board Member Jennifer Selendy

NCLEJ Board member Jennifer Selendy, a partner in the litigation group in Kirkland & Ellis’s New York office, spoke with Law360, a newswire service for business lawyers. Read more courtesy of Law360.

NCLEJ and Empire Justice Center Challenge Unlawful Delays in Processing Emergency Assistance Applications in Long Island, New York

Doe v. Blass, a class action filed in September 2009, challenges delays in providing emergency assistance for costs such as rent arrears, security deposits, broker fees, and avoiding utility shutoff. People are losing their housing as the result…

Issue Brief on New York Medicaid Spenddown Excess Income Program

Public Benefits Privatization and Modernization: Recent Developments and Advocacy

by Mary R. Mannix, Cary LaCheen, Henry A. Freedman, and Marc Cohan, Clearinghouse Review (May-June 2008)

NCLEJ Achieves Settlement Providing Due Process Protections for Tens of Thousands of Missouri Children

NCLEJ and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) have achieved a settlement in a case in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri challenging Missouri’s unlawful practice of terminating health coverage without due process…

NCLEJ and Colleagues Achieve Settlement in Colorado Requiring Prompt Processing of Benefits Applications

On January 3, 2008 the state court approved a settlement in this case, which was filed in August 2004 court following Colorado’s premature launch of a flawed new computer system to manage applications and ongoing eligibility for all…

Testimony – Needs of Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

NCLEJ Testimony on Issues on New York City WeCARE Program for Public Assistance Applicants with Disabilities