FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2026Contact: Patrick Fowler, Communications Strategist | fowler@nclej.org Buffalo, NY — A class action civil rights lawsuit against the Buffalo Police Department over unconstitutional and racially discriminatory traffic enforcement and checkpoint practices is going…
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2025Contact: Patrick Fowler, Communications Strategist | fowler@nclej.org ILLINOIS – The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) has reached a settlement agreement with Henry’s Sober Living House (HSL), a reentry housing provider…
Read More →The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) stands in solidarity with the Southern Poverty Law Center and all of our partners across the country in the ongoing struggle for racial, economic, and social justice for all….
Read More →Contact: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2025 NEW YORK, NY: Today, the National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) and Empire Justice Center argued their appeal before the New York Court of Appeals in their labor and…
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2026 CONTACT: Suffolk County, New York – The National Center for Law and Economic Justice, Empire Justice Center, and Dentons US LLP have moved to hold the Suffolk County Department of Social Services…
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2026Contact: Shannon Holfoth, Shannon Communications | shannon@shannonPR.com Rochester, N.Y. – Advocates for safe housing conditions argued their appeal today before the New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division in their lawsuit against the…
Read More →Lawsuit targets unlawful food restriction waivers that have imposed significant burdens on SNAP recipients and retailers in multiple states FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 11, 2026Contact: Washington, D.C.: The National Center for Law and Economic Justice and Shinder Cantor…
Read More →Request demands transparency into the nationwide new “Defend the Spend” policy affecting billions in child care funding FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 11, 2026 CONTACT: NEW YORK — Today, civil rights groups filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act…
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MINNESOTA – Last Friday, the Trump administration announced that it will immediately suspend over $129 million in annual benefits funding from the USDA to Minnesota—and to Minneapolis in particular. This figure includes funding for SNAP…
Read More →Decision grants class certification, clearing the way for home healthcare workers to pursue unpaid wages (NEW YORK, NY) — The Legal Aid Society and the National Center for Law and Economic Justice secured a court order on January 2, 2026, reopening hundreds of…
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