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July 16, 2020 In Blog
Public Justice Calls on California Supreme Court to Instate Diploma Privilege
By Stevie Glaberson Staff Attorney The COVID-19 pandemic has created a domino effect of unanticipated changes to our country’s systems, and this applies to the legal field as much as any other. Recognizing the danger that an in-person administration of the bar exam poses, states across…
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Evidence Shows Montgomery Residents Were Illegally Jailed For Inability to Pay Fines
The court held that the Montgomery Municipal Court “engaged in a systemic practice of jailing traffic offenders for failing to pay fines without inquiring into their ability to pay” and “deprived offenders of their due process and equal protection rights not to be incarcerated for their poverty”—and that there is sufficient evidence to hold both JCS and the City liable for the violations.
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Hundreds of Previously-Hidden Documents Now Available About Harmful Permanent Birth Control Device Essure
By Stevie Glaberson Staff Attorney Public Justice has long fought against unnecessary secrecy in court. As so many of our cases have shown, court secrecy enables harassment and discrimination and, in some cases, even kills. Nowhere is court secrecy more dangerous than in medical products…
End Qualified Immunity
Public Justice joins a broad coalition of allies in calling on Congress to pass the Ending Qualified Immunity Act and restore accountability for police departments and officers across the country.
Public Justice Statement on the Murder of George Floyd and Institutional Racism in America
The murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and so many others are a heart wrenching reminder of a shameful legacy our nation has yet to overcome.
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May 27, 2020 In Blog
Modern Day Robber Barons Siphon Away Economic Impact Payments
By Paul Bland Executive Director It reads like a plot from a 21st century Charles Dickens novel: More than 40 million unemployed. Nearly 100,000 dead in the United States alone. 3.6 million homeowners unable to pay their mortgages. And, to add insult to injury, businesses snatching…
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May 15, 2020 In Blog
Peloton’s Cycle of Broken Promises
“Pedaling a Stationary Bike” by dfmobile is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 As lockdowns and quarantines continue across the country, and Americans look to maintain as much of their usual routine as possible while the COVID pandemic disrupts so many aspects of everyone’s lives, we learned this week of…
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Tips for Law Firms Seeking Funds Under the Paycheck Protection Program
By Janet Varnell Board Member Paul Bland Executive Director In response to the economic devastation created by the COVID-19 crisis, Congress created the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) as part of the CARES Act. The PPP provides extremely low-cost loans, which will be forgiven if a…
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Congress Can Stop the Pandemic From Causing Credit Pain for Decades
Ask your Senators and Representatives to support the Disaster Protections for Workers’ Credit Act By Paul Bland Executive Director In the weeks since the COVID-19 outbreak began, nearly 10 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits. The numbers are historic, the graphs on the front…
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Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied: Courts Should Allow Remote Depositions During the COVID-19 Crisis
By Paul Bland Executive Director Many people have reacted heroically during the COVID-19 crisis, caring for others (sometimes at great risk to themselves) and showing humanity and kindness. But, unfortunately, the crisis seems to have brought out the worst in some other people. Specifically, some…