Legal Advocacy
About AARP Foundation Litigation
AARP Foundation Litigation (AFL) is an advocate in courts nationwide for the rights of people 50 and older, addressing diverse legal issues that affect their daily lives and assuring that they have a voice in the judicial system.
AARP Foundation Litigation expertise spans many specific areas of federal and state law, including:
- Discrimination in employment
- Consumer, financial fraud and utilities
- Employee benefits, including pensions
- Investor protection
- Health including long-term services and supports, Medicaid, Medicare and prescription drug affordability
- Housing, including predatory mortgage lending, and livable communities
- Low-income benefits, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Voting rights, access to courts, guardianship, grandparenting
(The cases accessible through the hyperlinks above list cases in which AFL has been active, listed in reverse chronological order)
Find Legal Cases
Find amicus (“friend of the court”) briefs for cases from the current and prior two years listed in alphabetical order; and litigation cases, that are either active or from the same time frame, in which AFL has advocated in courts nationwide for the rights of older persons.
On The Docket: Active in the Courts for You
AARP Foundation Litigation participates both in litigation cases as well as filing amicus or friend-of-the-court briefs. Explore recent cases (in reverse chronological order of activity) in which AARP Foundation Litigation has filed, or that have been decided by the court. View an alphabetical case listing by issue area, under "Find Legal Cases."
In the News
People Using Wheelchairs Facing Housing Discrimination
A suit filed in New York alleges discrimination against people using wheelchairs. "Banning residents who use wheelchairs to get around their home and their community is blatant discrimination on the basis of disability and a violation of federal law," said Silverstein, Senior Attorney at AARP Foundation Litigation.
Labor Force Participation in an Aging Population
Eisenberg, of "Next Avenue" delves into the persistence and prevalence of age discrimination in employment after a Senate hearing highlighted the issue, and included testimony from AFL's McCann.
Court Rules to Vacate EEOC Wellness Rules
AARP successfully convinced the D.C. District Court to vacate the EEOC’s 2016 wellness rules. The court made the rules ineffective as of January 1, 2019—two years sooner than the agency proposed to take to issue new rules. This is a major victory for AARP and workers because it means two fewer years of coercive penalties imposed on employees who exercise their civil right to keep private information private in the workplace.
AARP in Support of Maryland's Anti-Drug-Price-Gouging Law
AARP filed a friend of the court brief in AAM v. Frosh supporting Maryland's law to prevent the predatory practice of unconscionable increases in generic drug prices. Drug pricing requires many older people to spend a disproportionate amount of their income on their medications.
In The Spotlight
Dental Hygienists will Continue to Provide Life-Saving Dental Care
AARP Foundation Litigation helped win a case against the California Department of Health Care Services to continue providing life-saving dental care for developmentally disabled and elderly people in care facilities.
Senate Hearing on the Aging American Workforce
AARP Foundation Litigation's age discrimination expert Laurie McCann testified before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging regarding "America's Aging Workforce: Opportunities and Challenges."
U.S. Supreme Court Preview, 2017
AARP Foundation Litigation presents a discussion of cases before the Court during the upcoming term, highlighting those having a significant impact on people age 50 and older.
AFL Continues Efforts in Support of the Department of Labor's Conflict of Interest Regulation
AARP Foundation Litigation has filed amicus briefs in multiple courts in support of the regulation requiring investment advisors working on retirement plan accounts to operate in the “best interest” of customers.
AFL's Continued Support of DOL's Conflict of Interest Regulation and Addressing Fixed Indexed Annuities
AARP Foundation Litigation filed amicus briefs in the two most recent appeals courts to accept briefing in support of the regulation requiring investment advisors working on retirement plan accounrts to operate in the "best interest" of customers, and to ensure that the recommendation of fixed indexed annuities also is in their best interest.
Nursing Home Evictions and Rights to Readmission
Can a nursing facility refuse to readmit Gloria Single, an eighty-two year old resident, who has exercised her administrative due process rights and won the right to readmission to the nursing facility after a short hospital stay? Resident dumping is a serious danger confronting vulnerable individuals.
Connect With Us
Contact Us
Toll-free Nationwide: 1-800-775-6776
Toll-free TTY: 877-434-7598
AARP Foundation Tax ID: 52-0794300
Charity Rating
AARP Foundation earns high rating for accountability from a leading charity evaluator.