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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…
Practice Area: 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…
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…
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Call Congress: Support The Equality Act
Public Justice is proud to support the Equality Act, new legislation introduced on Wednesday, March 13th, in both the House and Senate, which seeks to secure gender identity and sexual orientation as protected classes under the federal Civil Rights Act and would ban discrimination against…
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.
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…
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…
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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.
Campus Sexual Assault Epidemic is Real, Even if the Rape Featured in Rolling Stone Turns Out Not to Be
photo credit: Tulane Publications via photopin cc By Adele Kimmel Senior Attorney I am pissed off. It’s now clear that Rolling Stone failed to vet the facts in its explosive article describing Jackie’s gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity, and the victim’s veracity is…
Sextortion in Oregon School: Where were School Officials?
By Adrian Alvarez, Goldberg-Robb Attorney, and Adele Kimmel, Managing Attorney We’ve been following the story of Josi Harrison, a 15-year old from Clatskanie, Oregon, who is displaying great courage in speaking publicly about a “sextortion” scheme at her school that resulted in her providing nude…