Category: Press Releases

NCLEJ Joins Buffalo Community in Call for Police Accountability and Upholding the Repeal of 50-A

NCLEJ, in partnership with the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit brought by the Buffalo, New York police and firefighter unions that seeks…

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NCLEJ and Partner Organizations File Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration’s Draconian SNAP “Work Requirement”

Yesterday, NCLEJ and our partners at the Empire Justice Center, the Legal Aid Society, Greater Hartford Legal Aid, and the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute filed an amicus brief in support of the Plaintiffs in District of Columbia et.al. v….

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NCLEJ Sues to Stop Michigan Medicaid “Hamster Wheel”

Medicaid recipients have long had rights to “fair hearings” to challenge actions affecting theirbenefits. According to a new lawsuit, however, recipients in Michigan cannot get relief from those hearings, evenwhen they win. The suit, filed by attorneys for…

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