FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 23, 2024 CONTACT: Buffalo, NY – Today, legal and civil rights groups argued on behalf of the grassroots organization Black Love Resists in the Rust and nine individuals for class certification in their lawsuit against…
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2024 Contacts: New York, NY – The National Center for Law and Economic Justice and Getman, Sweeney & Dunn, PLLC have filed a lawsuit against GreatCare Inc. (a homecare agency), CenterLight Health System,…
Read More →Lawyers were Joined by Nearly 100 Homecare Workers Protesting for Fair Wages and Fair Working Conditions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 13, 2024 Contacts: Albany, NY – On Tuesday, August 13, lawyers from the National Center for Law and…
Read More →Lawyers Will Be Joined by Nearly 100 Homecare Workers Protesting for Fair Wages and Fair Working Conditions MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: August 13, 2024 Contacts: Albany, NY – On Tuesday, August 13, lawyers from the National Center for Law…
Read More →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, 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 →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 →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2024 CONTACT: MISSOURI – Last night, SNAP advocates secured a major victory in their federal lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Social Services when a district court judge ruled that the State’s practices – including…
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 7, 2024 CONTACTJulie Morse, Staff Attorney, LSCNY | jmorse@lscny.orgWill Sudderth, Communications Director, LSCNY | wsudderth@lscny.orgSusan Antos, Managing Attorney, Empire Justice Center | Santos@empirejustice.org Groups Submit Amicus Brief to Support Disability Rights in Andersen v. Roberts…
Read More →For Immediate Release: April 19, 2024Contact: New York, NY – The National Center for Law and Economic Justice announces their opposition to Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed attempt to divert $55 million from the Interest on Lawyer Account (IOLA)…
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