For 60 years, the lawyers of NCLEJ have been fighting to advance economic, racial, and disability justice for low-income people.
In 1970, we won the landmark Supreme Court case Goldberg v. Kelly, establishing the right to due process for benefits recipients. The impact of Goldberg cannot be overstated. We continue to use this precedent as a major tool in active litigation, and over the decades have used Goldberg to defend access to public benefits for hundreds of thousands of people — providing a baseline of economic security to stabilize low-income families and individuals, holding agencies accountable to comply with the law, and safeguarding necessary legal and constitutional rights.
Our recent work includes include ending debt-based driver’s license suspension in New York, forcing the New York State Housing Authority to clean up toxic mold that sickened residents, ending an unconstitutional medical debt collection scheme in Kentucky, and fighting back against the Trump administration over illegally demanding the personal data of millions of SNAP recipients.
As we celebrate this major anniversary and look ahead to the future, we’re asking for your support to ensure that our mission can continue in light of the extreme agenda of the current administration. Trump's recent tax bill will have a big effect on the low-income communities we serve, and we need your support to continue our legal advocacy.
The National Center for Law and Economic Justice advances racial and economic justice through ground-breaking impact litigation, policy advocacy, and support for grassroots organizing. We have provided legal representation and support since 1965.
