Madison Eckardt, Author at NLSLA

About Madison Eckardt

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But we are proud to say that Madison Eckardt contributed 157 entries already.

Entries by Madison Eckardt

Jeffrey Kwong Joins NLSLA’s Board

September 26, 2023/in News

As a child, Jeffrey Kwong frequently found himself translating the world for his mother, a single parent who had immigrated to the United States before Jeffrey was born. “I watched […]

Notes from the Field: The Medical Debt Public Health Crisis

September 26, 2023/in News

By Bernadette Manigault Medical debt can derail a family’s future. As the supervising attorney for NLSLA’s Health Consumer Center, I have watched Medical Debt emerge as a central issue for […]

Work on the Front Lines of a Housing Crisis

August 8, 2023/in News

For the past six months, a grant from the Diane and Dorothy Brooks Foundation has made it possible for me to work on the front lines of Los Angeles County’s […]

Settlement Creates Precedent for Challenging Discrimination of Job Applicants with Criminal Records

August 8, 2023/in News

Ernesto Ortiz* is a husband and father of four who has worked for most of his adult life in video production. He is also among the 8 million Californians with […]

New Board Member’s Long, Courageous Path to Safety and Stability

August 8, 2023/in News

Selene Zamora grew up dreaming of the perfect family—one that stood in stark contrast to her own difficult reality. Selene grew up in Mexico City with an abusive, often absent […]

NLSLA Sues to Stop Discrimination & Expulsions in Antelope Valley Schools

August 8, 2023/in News

In the Antelope Valley, Black students and students with disabilities are systematically neglected, punished and criminalized under a locally-sanctioned system of discipline that violates state and federal laws and denies […]

Over 34,000 L.A. County households lost Medi-Cal in July amid rollback of COVID rules

July 25, 2023/in Press

Sarah O. Clifton Receives an NBA 40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates Award

July 11, 2023/in News

The National Bar Association (NBA) has awarded NLSLA Staff Attorney Sarah O. Clifton a 2023 40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates Award. The annual award “recognizes the nation’s top lawyers […]

1 in 10 LA County adults struggle with medical debt, report shows

June 12, 2023/in Press

Families Of Black And Disabled Students Sue Antelope Valley Schools Over Discipline Policies

May 24, 2023/in Press

About Madison Eckardt

Entries by Madison Eckardt

Jeffrey Kwong Joins NLSLA’s Board

Notes from the Field: The Medical Debt Public Health Crisis

Work on the Front Lines of a Housing Crisis

Settlement Creates Precedent for Challenging Discrimination of Job Applicants with Criminal Records

New Board Member’s Long, Courageous Path to Safety and Stability

NLSLA Sues to Stop Discrimination & Expulsions in Antelope Valley Schools

Over 34,000 L.A. County households lost Medi-Cal in July amid rollback of COVID rules

Sarah O. Clifton Receives an NBA 40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates Award

1 in 10 LA County adults struggle with medical debt, report shows

Families Of Black And Disabled Students Sue Antelope Valley Schools Over Discipline Policies

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