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April 7, 2022 In Blog Access to Justice, Court Secrecy

Lies + Defects + Secrecy = Death Say Supporters of the ‘Public Right to Know Act’

(Pictured above: Amy Cooper testifies before the California Senate Judiciary Committee on 4/5/22 about the preventable OxyContin overdose death of her son) By Karen Ocamb, Director of Media Relations On Tuesday afternoon, California’s Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance SB 1149, the ‘Public Right to…

March 25, 2022 In Blog Access to Justice

Justice Kagan tells Sundance attorney his argument ‘seems a bit made up’

By Karen Ocamb, Director of Media Relations Due to COVID-19 restrictions, former Taco Bell employee Robyn Morgan wasn’t in the courtroom as Public Justice Senior Attorney Karla Gilbride argued her case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, March 21. But her presence was intensely…

March 17, 2022 In Blog Debtors' Prison Project

‘We’re seeking justice for Erie Moore and his family’ – Debtors’ Prison Project Director Leslie Bailey.

The Public Justice and American Association for Justice Presidents’ Party and Reception on Feb. 14, 2022, at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, California offered Public Justice Board members and members of AAJ’s Minority and LGBT Caucuses an opportunity…

March 16, 2022 In Blog

‘I thought I was a pretty progressive-minded person. I’m not’ – Dan Bryson on implicit bias

By Karen Ocamb, Director of Media Relations The ongoing work of DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access) is difficult. It requires looking at all we do through a lens of systemic oppression – but also turning that scrutiny inward, honestly looking at the possibility of…

March 8, 2022 In Blog

Trial lawyers are ‘people who care about other people,’ says Public Justice’s Eric Cramer

By Karen Ocamb, Director of Media Relations for Public Justice Trial lawyers not only wrestle wrongdoing in the courtroom, they are still battling the seemingly eons-long misreading of Shakespeare’s classic line: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” In fact, Shakespeare…

March 1, 2022 In Blog

Public Justice stands as a strong LGBTQ ally

By Karen Ocamb, Director of Media Relations for Public Justice As the anxious eyes of the world transfix on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the vision of the international LGBTQ community is blurred by tears and fears of the fate that awaits them should Vladimir…

January 31, 2022 In Blog, PJ Action Access to Justice, Forced Arbitration

Survivors of Sexual Assault and Harassment Deserve the Option of a Day in Court: And So Do All Workers and Small Businesses Harmed by Corporate Misconduct

By Karla Gilbride, Public Justice Access to Justice Project Co-Director *Editor’s Note: On February 10, the Senate unanimously passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Harassment Act of 2021. In our extremely polarized nation, few issues enjoy bipartisan support. But on the question…

January 25, 2022 In Blog Court Secrecy

The Truth Hertz?

By Craig Briskin, Richard Zitrin Anti-Secrecy Senior Attorney Judges sometimes make the news when they unseal court documents revealing that corporations are harming the public. Such cases are usually tort actions, involving products like Oxycontin, cigarettes, Roundup, and Remington rifles. But recent allegations in the Hertz bankruptcy…

December 8, 2021 In Blog Access to Justice

Public Justice Returns to U.S. Supreme Court in a New Fight for Workers

By Leah Nicholls, Co-Director of the Access to Justice Project The proponents of arbitration claim that the system is preferable to litigation in court because it’s faster, streamlined, and more efficient. But those advantages disappear if a party can litigate a case in court before…

November 29, 2021 In Blog Access to Justice

You Had to Sign a Contract in a Language You Don’t Speak? Tough Luck, Says Court

By Anita Yandle, Access to Justice & Justice Catalyst Fellow If you signed a credit card contract that had a clause buried in the fine print saying that you had to change your religion, do you think a court would force you to convert? Of course…