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The latest on AARP Foundation's work to protect the rights of older adults.


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AARP Foundation 2025 Supreme Court Preview

The Supreme Court often hears cases affecting the lives of people over 50. Read our review of key cases coming before the Court this year and likely to come in the future.

Attorneys Make Opening Statements in St. Clare’s Pensioners Trial

Attorneys made opening statements in a case examining the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany’s responsibility for the termination of pensions at the former St. Clare’s Hospital, affecting at least 1,100 workers. AARP Foundation Vice President for Litigation Louis Lopez said, “These employees dedicated years — often decades — of service with the promise of financial security in retirement” and “the Diocese and its representatives, which controlled St. Clare’s, broke that promise. Through years of neglect and mismanagement, the defendants failed to protect pension funds and failed to warn workers that their retirement savings were in jeopardy.” 

AARP Foundation Joins Lawsuit Against TIAA for Mismanagement of Retirement Funds

AARP Foundation attorneys have joined a class action lawsuit as co-counsel on behalf of thousands of older adults enrolled in retirement plans offered by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA). The suit, filed by the law firm Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, alleges that TIAA violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by self-dealing and mismanaging the retirement funds of over 28,000 participants in TIAA’s retirement plans.

AME Church, Plan Admin To Pay $60M To Exit Retirement Suit

The African Methodist Episcopal Church and a retirement plan manager will pay a combined $60 million to resolve claims that they failed to prevent a rogue church employee from embezzling nearly $90 million from its retirement plan, according to a filing in Tennessee federal court.

Federal Court Issues Landmark Civil Rights of People with Disabilities Decision Enabling Thousands of D.C. Citizens to Transition Out of Nursing Facilities

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has issued a resounding judgment in the class action case Brown, et al v. District of Columbia, finding that the District of Columbia has violated the rights of D.C. residents with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

A Win for Home Care Workers

Court finds in favor of plaintiffs in a case about underpayment of home care aides.

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AARP Foundation 2025 Supreme Court Preview

The Supreme Court often hears cases affecting the lives of people over 50. Read our review of key cases coming before the Court this year and likely to come in the future.