As the only national legal organization focused on advancing equity and protecting the rights of low-income older adults, we are uniquely positioned to drive change through the courts. Our attorneys have a deep understanding of the intricacies of the complex health care and economic security programs that low-income older adults rely on and know when barriers to services violate their rights.
When developing litigation, we partner with advocates on the ground who help us identify and monitor serious systemic issues that impact groups of low-income older adults. We then partner with those on-the-ground advocates and our pro-bono partners from top law firms across the country to file and win cases that bring justice to large groups of plaintiffs.
Throughout our more than 50 year history we have litigated landmark cases that provide sweeping relief to low-income older adults across the country, leading to the return of billions of dollars worth of vital benefits.
This class action lawsuit was filed against the Social Security Administration (SSA) on behalf of about 4,000 residents in the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast whose disability benefits were denied or terminated based on the reports of a discredited physician.
This case challenged the Social Security Administration (SSA)'s reliance on outstanding probation and parole warrants as a basis for denying benefits to older adults and people with disabilities.
This amicus was filed in the United States Supreme Court in support of the Biden Administration’s plan to offer student debt relief, which would help older adult borrowers. Justice in Aging joined this brief with more than 70 legal services and borrower advocacy organizations from across the country.
This amicus was filed in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of residents of nursing facilities to maintain their ability to enforce their rights under the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act and Section 1983. Justice in Aging joined this brief with AARP, AARP Foundation, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, Center for Medicare Advocacy, the Long-term Care Community Coalition, and the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care.
Justice in Aging filed this amicus brief in the Supreme Court of California in support of the “pronoun provision” of California law that requires residents be treated with respect and dignity, which includes that nursing facility staff use a resident’s chosen pronouns.
