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May 13, 2015 In Blog

Deflategate: What Tom Brady’s Punishment Says About the NFL’s Views on Violence Against Women

BY Adele KimmelSenior Attorney What’s more deflated: the footballs in the AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts, or the NFL’s punishment for domestic violence? I’ll give you a hint. It isn’t the footballs. The NFL gave Patriots quarterback Tom…

May 13, 2015 In Blog

Remembering Mike McIntosh: The Earth Loses a Great Champion

BY Arthur BryantChairman The Earth lost one of its most dedicated, generous and creative advocates on May 7: Michael McIntosh passed away. Mike’s significance and accomplishments are difficult to overstate. Public Justice, its Environmental Enforcement Project, and many of the leading environmental organizations in the…

May 8, 2015 In Blog

Read Paul Bland’s Huffington Post Column on States’ Rights Hypocrisy

Photo via Gerladbrazell on Flickr Talk about cognitive dissonance. On the home page of the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA)’s home page is a video talking about the importance of “states’ rights.” The Attorney General of Georgia even opines in the same piece that expansion…

April 29, 2015 In Blog

One Lawmaker’s Unprecedented Legislation to Allow Corporate America to Run Wild

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April 27, 2015 In Blog

Morris Dees: With Justice for All in a Changing America

By Arthur BryantChairman The 2015 Dean A. Robb Public Interest Lecture at Wayne State University Law School by Morris Dees, held April 13, was our most successful yet. Adding to the evening’s excitement were the introductory remarks by a Public Justice Founder and past president,…

March 30, 2015 In Blog

Let’s Improve the Federal Rules on Class Actions

March 26, 2015 In Blog

CFPB’s Proposed Payday Lending Rules: A Big Step in the Right Direction

Photo via Scurzuzu on Flickr By Sarah BeltonCartwright-Baron Attorney Reckoning day for payday lenders has finally arrived. To quote President Obama’s prepared remarks for his speech in Birmingham, Ala., “if you’re making a profit by trapping hard-working Americans in a vicious cycle of debt, then you…

March 18, 2015 In Blog

Trans Fat by Any Other Name: Court Reinstates False Advertising Lawsuit in Food Safety Win

photo credit: Mykl Roventine via Flickr By Leslie A. BruecknerSenior Attorney If you care about food safety and consumer rights, then I have good news for you. On Friday, March 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a satisfyingly pro-consumer decision reinstating…

March 11, 2015 In Blog

CFPB Hearing: Data on One Side, Empty Rhetoric on the Other

photo credit: cfpb 36794 via photopin (license) By Gabriel HopkinsThornton-Robb Attorney In today’s era of Big Data, analytics, and sabermetrics, the cheeky motto “in God we trust, all others must bring data” has never seemed more relevant. Well, in the arena of mandatory arbitration provisions…

March 5, 2015 In Blog

Payday Lending: Boon or Boondoggle for Tribes?

By Leslie BaileyStaff Attorney Earlier this week, the Washington Post published a fascinating piece profiling the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, a small Native American tribe that ostensibly went into the payday loan business in a quest for much-needed funding for…