jump to navigation search this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . october 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message national center for law and economic justice type non profit organization industry poverty law founded 1965 new york new york u.s. headquarters new york new york u.s. key people edward v. sparer founder marc cohan executive director present henry a. friedman executive director 1971 2014 website www.nclej.org the national center for law and economic justice nclej formerly known as the welfare law center wlc from 1997 2006 and the center for social welfare policy and law cswpl from 1965 1997 is a national non profit organization dedicated to advanc ing the cause of economic justice for low income families individuals and communities across the country . 1 specifically nclej advocates for the following causes income security access to employment fair treatment public accountability access to justice fair and safe workplaces community action and civic participation . nclej was founded in 1965 . from the very start nclej has joined with low income families individuals communities and a wide range of organizations to advance the cause of economic justice through ground breaking litigation policy advocacy and support of grassroots organizing . nclej s key issues include child care work supports civil rights racial justice disability rights fair administration modernization health care health reform low wage workers meeting basic needs and snap food stamps . notable cases edit since its founding nclej has won many notable cases . in 1968 nclej won its first supreme court welfare case king v. smith 2 which prevented the states from denying public benefits to families determined to be eligible under prior federal law . in 1970 nclej secured a victory in the landmark supreme court decision goldberg v. kelly 2 which recognized the right for welfare recipients to receive notice and a fair hearing before being deprived of their benefits . that decision is still a major tool in nclej litigation today . in nclej s 1970 case califano v. westcott 2 the supreme court held sex discrimination in public benefits policies to be unconstitutional . references edit our values about nclej national center for law and economic justice http nclej.org about our values.php accessed september 6 2010 . a b c history about nclej national center for law and economic justice http nclej.org history accessed april 28 2016 . usa today article which mentions nclej external links edit national center for law and economic justice official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title national center for law and economic justice & oldid 728765278 categories non profit organizations based in new york cityhidden categories articles lacking reliable references from october 2010all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 july 2016 at 14 03 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view