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  • Public Justice Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Luke Davis, et al.

    Today, in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision dismissing as improvidently granted Labcorp v. Davis, Public Justice released the following statement: The U.S. Supreme Court correctly recognized that it could not reach the merits in this case. This dismissal allows longstanding jurisprudence recognizing the appropriate framework for considering Article III standing in class actions…

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  • Court Accountability Advocate Files Motion in Abrego Garcia Case To Ensure Public Access to Hearings

    For Immediate Release May 12, 2025 Contact: Nicole Funaro, Public Justice nfunaro@publicjustice.net Gabe Roth, Fix the Court gabe@fixthecourt.com | 202-780-4990 Greenbelt, MD – Fix the Court has filed a motion to intervene in Abrego Garcia v. Noem to ensure the public has remote access to hearings in this important case. Fix the Court is a…

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  • 203 Members of Congress Call Trump Administration’s Efforts to Dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Dangerous and Illegal

    In a Friend of the Court Brief, Lawmakers State That Only Congress Has the Power To Shutter the CFPB, and That the Agency Is Critical for Preventing Future Economic Crises   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 28, 2025 Contact: Nicole Funaro, Public Justice nfunaro@publicjustice.net Washington, DC – Calling the Trump Administration’s attacks on the Consumer Financial…

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  • After FCC Abandons Popular Telemarketing Rule, Consumers Take Action to Save It

    Small business owners and consumer advocates have stepped up to save a popular anti-robocall rule ContactNicole Funaro, Public Justice nfunaro@publicjustice.net Stephen Rouzer, National Consumer Law Center srouzer@nclc.org (202) 320-8394  ATLANTA  — Yesterday, four small business owners and the National Consumers League asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit for permission to intervene…

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  • Liability and Trump’s DEIA Executive Orders: A Guide for Employers and Attorneys

    On January 20 and 21, the Trump administration issued a pair of executive orders that target diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (“DEI” or “DEIA”) programs. The orders threaten the government’s ability to serve people from all backgrounds equally, and they are designed to intimidate and discourage employers and organizations from taking lawful steps to increase…

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  • After Disney Wielded Its Terms of Use To Dismiss Customer’s Lawsuit, Groups Call on Congress To Pass FAIR Act

    For Immediate Release: September 16, 2024 Media Contacts: Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist | nfunaro@publicjustice.net Megan Varvais, Access to Justice Communications Strategist | mvarvais@publicjustice.net WASHINGTON, D.C. — In light of the recent news of the Walt Disney Company’s attempted use of its terms and conditions to deny the legal rights of its patrons harmed at…

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  • Public Justice, ACLU Seek Access to Court Records in FCI Dublin Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

    For Immediate Release: June 12, 2024 Media Contacts: (415) 621-2493; press@aclunc.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, Public Justice, nfunaro@publicjustice.net SAN FRANCISCO — Today, Public Justice and the ACLU of Northern California filed a motion to unseal court records and preserve public access to hearings in the class action lawsuit that survivors of sexual assault at…

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  • Public Justice Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Favor of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

    CFPB Building in Washington DC by Nikhilesh De/Coindeskis licensed under CC by 2.0 DEED We strongly agree with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that the funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional. The practical implications of this decision are enormous: the CFPB has long protected American consumers, recovering many billions of dollars from…

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  • Meet Leah Nicholls

    “It’s kind of can’t stop won’t stop, and sometimes, everything’s on fire. But I wouldn’t trade it.”   Meet Leah Nicholls, the Director of our Access to Justice Project. Since she joined Public Justice as a Kazan-Budd Attorney in 2012, Leah has litigated numerous cases involving access to courts, court secrecy, and consumer and worker…

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