Public Justice is proud to present our 2018 Illuminating Injustice Award, which includes a $25,000 cash contribution, to the family of Andrew Scott. Scott’s story is a vivid reminder that qualified immunity has become a significant barrier to reforming dangerous law enforcement practices across the United States.
Public Justice responds to Betsy DeVos’s rollback of critical Title IX guidance to protect students & respond to sexual assaults.
This year’s finalists for Public Justice’s Trial Lawyer of the Year Award highlight the kinds of cases, individual and class action, filed and litigated in state and federal courts every day. They show why access to the courts and class actions are so important. And they show why some government officials and corporate wrongdoers are so eager to bar access to the courts and hamstring or ban class actions.
The Fourth Circuit’s decision blocking President Trump’s travel ban gets directly to the point. “The question for this Court,” it starts, “is whether the Constitution …remains a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace.” The answer is yes.
In 2009, my father, Rafael Solis, Sr., died at the hands and feet of jailers in Webb County, Texas who were entrusted with his care. For the past 8 years, my family has waited for justice, and for those on whose watch my father died to be held accountable.
Public Justice continues our advocacy to defend the constitutional rights of those who are targeted by government officials.
By Paul Bland Executive Director Lawmakers in Congress are about to vote on a bill that would seriously jeopardize Americans’ right to their day in court. We need your help to stop this dangerous legislation which will make it easier for corporations to break the…
President Trump, who appointed Jeff Sessions to lead the Justice Department, once famously said that Caitlyn Jenner – the Olympic gold medalist who recently came out as transgender – is welcome to use the women’s restroom at Trump Tower. That same standard of acceptance should apply to all transgender people, whether they are an Olympic champion, like Jenner, or a transgender student, like Gavin Grimm. Every person in this country should be able to live their lives, without fear of discrimination.
Public Justice client Kamaria Downs ensured pregnant students’ rights were respected at her college In an NBC News story today, former Claflin University student Kamaria Downs tells her story of being kicked off campus for being pregnant while attending Claflin University, a South Carolina college…
A court has now cleared the way for a trial to finally begin, more than 7 years after Rafael Solis died while being held in the Webb County, Texas jail. Every excuse, tactic and legal argument the jailors’ attorneys have used to delay the case have now been rejected. And Rafael’s family is closer than ever to getting their day in court.