January 2022

January 31, 2022 In Blog, PJ Action Access to Justice, Forced Arbitration

Survivors of Sexual Assault and Harassment Deserve the Option of a Day in Court: And So Do All Workers and Small Businesses Harmed by Corporate Misconduct

By Karla Gilbride, Public Justice Access to Justice Project Co-Director *Editor’s Note: On February 10, the Senate unanimously passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Harassment Act of 2021. In our extremely polarized nation, few issues enjoy bipartisan support. But on the question…

January 25, 2022 In Blog Court Secrecy

The Truth Hertz?

By Craig Briskin, Richard Zitrin Anti-Secrecy Senior Attorney Judges sometimes make the news when they unseal court documents revealing that corporations are harming the public. Such cases are usually tort actions, involving products like Oxycontin, cigarettes, Roundup, and Remington rifles. But recent allegations in the Hertz bankruptcy…

January 17, 2022 In Updates

Public Justice Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Today, all of us at Public Justice honor and reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sixty-five years ago, Dr. King delivered a speech at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in front of 25,0000 civil rights…

January 6, 2022 In Updates

ONE YEAR LATER: PUBLIC JUSTICE REFLECTS ON JANUARY 6 INSURRECTION

On January 6, 2021, Americans across the country watched in horror as a group of right-wing extremists descended upon Washington, D.C., and stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block the certification of the presidential election results and replace the candidate selected by the…