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.
Justice in Aging, along with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. and Mobilization for Justice, filed this amicus brief in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of older homeowners, primarily in communities of color, who are being stripped of their wealth and equity by a New York City tax program known as the Third Party Transfer Program.
Justice in Aging submitted a friend of the court letter to the California Supreme Court on behalf of itself and the California Commission on Aging, SAGE, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR), and Openhouse. The letter supports the State of California’s request that the California Supreme Court review the lower court’s July decision invalidating a law requiring long-term care facilities to use a transgender resident’s “preferred” name and pronouns
Justice in Aging, along with AARP, the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives, and others, filed this amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of older and disabled residents of Puerto Rico, who are currently excluded from the Supplementary Security Income (SSI) program simply because they live in Puerto Rico. Justice in Aging supported Mr. Vaello-Madero’s challenge based on the Equal Protection Clause and highlighted the significant unmet need for SSI benefits among older adults in Puerto Rico. The organizations were joined in the brief by the Law Offices of Barry A. Schultz and the Law Office of Pedro Cruz Sanchez.