States become new battleground for the Department of Government Efficiency’s aggregation of Americans’ personal data FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 22, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTJulian Wrightjulian@letmebeclear.com Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2025) — Students, SNAP recipients, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger,…
Read More →This article was originally published in Fox 4 KC. Read it here. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This week, a district court judge ordered Missouri to take remedial action to improve its SNAP program, saying the state has made…
Read More →This article was originally published in KOMU. Read it here. COLUMBIA — A federal court ordered the Missouri Department of Social Services to implement new guidelines on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to increase program enrollment after complaints…
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8, 2025 CONTACT: MISSOURI – This week, SNAP advocates secured another victory in their federal lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Social Services when a district court judge ordered the State to take remedial action to…
Read More →A federal judge said Missourians living in poverty ‘have gone hungry’ due to bureaucratic hurdles that the state knows about but has failed to address This article was originally published in Missouri Independent. Read it here. One year…
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2025Contact: Patrick Fowler, fowler@nclej.org NEW YORK, NY – The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) is excited to announce the awarding of a $1.3 Million Grant by the Robert Wood Johnson…
Read More →SNAP cuts are ‘going to have a massive shock wave across the country, and everybody will feel it.’ This article was originally published in The American Prospect. Read it here. When you walk into the supermarket, do you…
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 3, 2025 CONTACT: ALASKA – In a win for vulnerable Alaskans who rely on SNAP benefits, a District Court Judge has granted the Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction against the State of Alaska in…
Read More →More than 53,000 New Yorkers are allegedly facing delays regarding eligibility for benefits. This article was originally published in New York Focus. Read it here. Zaineb Salem was surprised to learn in April 2022 that she was no longer…
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…
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