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November 15, 2017 In Blog

Public Justice Statement on CFPB Director Richard Cordray

Earlier today, Richard Cordray, Director of the CFPB, announced he will be stepping down from the agency at the end of the month. Public Justice’s executive director, Paul Bland, issued the following statement in response to Cordray’s announcement:

November 6, 2017 In Blog Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration

Fourth Circuit Throws Out Arbitration Provision With Multiple Unfair Terms

Refuses to “Sanitize” Contract by Letting Bank Agree After the Fact Not to Enforce It By Karla Gilbride Staff Attorney Public Justice’s mission is to fight for ordinary people who are facing economic or social injustice. Often this means fighting against corporations when they engage…

October 30, 2017 In Blog Class Action Preservation, Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration

Congress Just Killed Your Right to a Day in Court

But the fight’s not over yet. By Paul Bland Executive Director Last week, 50 Senators joined Vice President Mike Pence to kill one of the most important advances in consumer rights in years. By casting the tie-breaking vote to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s…

October 10, 2017 In Blog The Environment

Tell Your Senator: Vote ‘No’ On Coal Lobbyist Andrew Wheeler

A climate change denier with close ties to the oil and gas industry currently leads the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Now, President Trump has nominated coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to the second highest position at the EPA. Call the Capitol switchboard now at (202) 224-3121…

October 2, 2017 In Blog

Stepping Up. Even More.

I’m thrilled to announce that Public Justice has added a new position to our staff. Today, we welcome our new Outreach Manager, who will be working to rally and mobilize grassroots support for the issues at the heart of Public Justice’s mission.

September 28, 2017 In Blog Workers' Rights

Divide and Conquer: Employers’ Attempts to Prohibit Joint Legal Action Will be Tested at Supreme Court

On Monday, October 2, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the most consequential labor law cases to come to the Court in a generation, which could fundamentally alter the balance of power between millions of American workers and the people who employ them. So why are so few people paying attention?

September 22, 2017 In Blog Anti-Bullying, Civil Rights & Liberties

Public Justice Responds to Sec. DeVos’s Rollback of Title IX Protections

Public Justice responds to Betsy DeVos’s rollback of critical Title IX guidance to protect students & respond to sexual assaults.

September 6, 2017 In Blog Consumers' Rights

Congress Should Reject Rep. Loudermilk’s Bill to Gut Basic Privacy Rights

By Paul Bland Executive Director Credit reporting agencies make a lot of mistakes. More consumers complain to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about the Big Three credit reporting companies (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion) than almost all other financial companies in the U.S. (mostly about false…

August 30, 2017 In Blog

Public Justice’s 2016 Annual Report

While few of us imagined at the beginning of 2016 just how many challenges the year would end with, the successes recounted in the year’s annual report underscore the tremendous impact our strategy is having at the local, state and national level . . . even in especially difficult political times.

August 14, 2017 In Blog Consumers' Rights

Public Justice Strongly Opposes Harmful Corporate Proposals to Gut Rule 30(b)(6)

Public Justice has just filed comments with the Federal Rules Committee strongly opposing the proposed changes to Rule 30(b)(6), one of the most powerful and important tools for finding out the truth and pinning down corporations. Our comments reflect the serious damage these changes would inflict on consumers, workers and the legal advocates who are their voice and champions. We’re committed to ensuring our Members and their clients have a voice in this process, and our team is working to ensure these proposed changes never become law.