WHO WE ARE
OUR MISSION
To use the law to advance economic, racial, and social justice by relentlessly working for and with Tennesseans seeking better lives for themselves and their neighbors.
OUR VISION
WHAT WE DO
The Tennessee Justice Center works to ensure Tennesseans have access to essential health care and nutrition by combining legal advocacy, policy change, and coalition building, securing billions in assistance since 1996 while drawing directly from the real experiences of families across the state.
OUR HISTORY
For over 30 years, the Tennessee Justice Center (TJC) has stood with vulnerable families across the state, helping them access essential services like health care and nutrition. Formed in response to federal restrictions that limited legal aid, TJC was created by a bipartisan group of leaders to ensure no Tennessean is left without support.
From Memphis to Mountain City, TJC helps individuals cut through red tape to secure critical benefits, then uses those insights to improve systems that affect many more. In the courtroom, the Capitol, and the public square, we advocate for a Tennessee that protects dignity, expands opportunity, and strengthens the health and economic well-being of all communities.
MAJOR VICTORIES
Ensuring that thousands of Tennesseans were granted notice and appeal rights when the State sought to terminate their TennCare eligibility. (Rosen v. Goetz)
Securing and defending for decades appeal rights for individuals whose TennCare HMOs denied services ordered by their doctors. (Binta B. v. Gordon)
Protecting the health and independence of older adults and people with disabilities by ensuring access to comparable services at home rather than a nursing home. (Newberry v. Goetz)
Winning extensive improvements to TennCare services for over 750,000 children, ensuring they had access to all medically necessary services ordered by their doctor. (John B. v. Emkes)
Winning tens of thousands of Tennesseans whose TennCare applications are delayed (some for many months) the right to appeal. (Wilson v. Gordon)
OUR SUPPORTERS
