In the mid-90s, President Bill Clinton famously promised to “end welfare as we know it,” by capping the number of years for eligibility and imposing restrictions for certain public benefits. Non-citizens were hit particularly hard as part of that misguided goal as...
Legal Advocacy
Legal Advocacy
Communities Against Poverty 2022 Recap
On the 1st of December, CCLP hosted our annual Communities Against Poverty celebration, honoring the Champion of Economic Justice & Equity Awards winners for 2022. Those in attendance learned more about the incredible accomplishments and advocacy of our awardees,...
CCLP Statement on Health and Hospital Corporation v. Talevski
Last term, we watched as the Supreme Court issued rulings that had wide sweeping consequences for individuals across the country. The Court tipped its hat to the second amendment by expanding the ability to carry guns in public while simultaneously decimating the...
Public benefits theft after the legislative session
Two bills signed into law by Governor Polis address longstanding issues with public benefit theft prosecution raised by CCLP.
For French v Centura Health, a resolution at long last
Colorado Supreme Court decision hailed in New York Times and Washington Post. CCLP provided amicus brief in the case.