Gender & Sexual Violence Archives

June 14, 2021 In Updates Anti-Bullying, Civil Rights & Liberties, Gender & Sexual Violence, Students' Civil Rights Project

Public Justice to Participate in Twitter Chat Supporting Trans and Nonbinary Youth

It’s Pride Month and Rainbow Flags are visible everywhere. But 2021 is officially the worst year in recent history for anti-LGBTQ legislative attacks with more than 250 bills introduced or passed in statehouses around the country, according to the Human Rights Campaign. In the ongoing…

April 23, 2021 In Blog Gender & Sexual Violence

GOP to Trans Youth: We Know You Better Than You Know Yourselves

How institutional rejection harms transgender youth. By Adrienne Spiegel, Seneca Falls Fellow This story was originally posted by The Advocate. Legislation rejecting trans kids began to circulate in state houses this January. At the same time, online, sprung a meme: “Tell me you’re X without telling me…

February 18, 2021 In PJ Action Civil Rights & Liberties, Gender & Sexual Violence, Workers' Rights

Call Congress: Support The Equality Act

Public Justice is proud to support the Equality Act (H.R. 5), which was originally introduced in both the House and Senate in March 2019. On February 18, U.S. Congressman David Cicilline (RI-01) and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (OR) announced the re-introduction of the bill, which…

September 24, 2020 In Blog Civil Rights & Liberties, Gender & Sexual Violence

Understanding Judge Barrett’s Opinion in Doe v. Purdue

By Alexandra Brodsky Kazan Budd Staff Attorney Days after Justice Ginsburg’s death, Judge Amy Coney Barrett visited President Trump at the White House. Their meeting confirmed what many suspected: Judge Barrett, a recently-appointed member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, is…

May 6, 2020 In Updates Gender & Sexual Violence

Public Justice Condemns New DeVos Title IX Regulations

In reaction to the Department of Education’s Title IX guidance released this morning, Public Justice Kazan Budd Staff Attorney Alexandra Brodsky had this to say: “At a time when our country yearns for meaningful action, Betsy DeVos and the Trump Administration have instead decided to…

May 29, 2019 In Blog Anti-Bullying, Gender & Sexual Violence

Standing Up for Survivors at Ohio State

For nearly two decades, from 1978 to 1996, Ohio State University physician Richard Strauss examined and treated male students—many of whom were athletes required to see him–and repeatedly sexually abused the students entrusted to his care. Public Justice, along with Scott Elliot Smith, LPA and…

February 28, 2019 In Blog Access to Justice, Civil Rights & Liberties, Forced Arbitration, Gender & Sexual Violence, Workers' Rights

Fighting Trump’s Secrecy Agreements: Because Justice for Alva is Justice for All

Public Justice has partnered with our friends at the law firms of Tycko & Zavareei LLP and Varnell & Warwick to take on Trump’s secrecy agreements and help Alva Johnson – a Trump campaign employee who helped organize some of the President’s most significant campaign events – find justice for her and other campaign workers.

July 18, 2017 In Updates Gender & Sexual Violence

Legal and Civil Rights Advocates Call on State Education Officials to Protect Transgender Students

In a letter to state education officials in all 50 states, a coalition of legal and civil rights advocates says federal law and the U.S. Constitution mandate that schools provide transgender students with equal educational opportunities—which includes providing access to facilities and programs consistent with…

June 29, 2017 In Updates Gender & Sexual Violence

Jessica Simpkins to Receive Illuminating Injustice Award

Jessica Simpkins, a rape survivor who sued her church for willfully ignoring a pastor’s history of sexual assault, will receive Public Justice’s 2017 Illuminating Injustice Award. In 2008, 15-year-old Jessica was twice raped by her pastor at Sunbury Grace Brethren Church in Ohio. Unbeknownst…

April 29, 2017 In Blog Anti-Bullying, Class Action Preservation, Consumers' Rights, Gender & Sexual Violence, The Environment

Trump’s First 100 Days

The next 1361 days will be just as important as the last 100, and maybe more so. That’s why we’re gearing up to be even more visible, active and outspoken over the next four years. Here are just a few of the things Public Justice will be tackling in the weeks and months ahead.

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