Today 60 civil rights and education organizations issued the following joint statement condemning the U.S. Department of Education’s removal of the disparate impact tool from the agency’s regulation under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The groups call for the immediate reinstatement and robust enforcement of this crucial provision to protect students…
Public Justice signed onto a letter alongside The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the League of United Latin American Citizens, and 130 other organizations in response to the recent fatal shooting of Mr. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Houston. Read the full letter here.
Public Justice, Democracy Forward and 61 organizations have joined letter opposing OPM’s proposal to institute nondisclosure agreements for federal workers:
May 20, 2026 Dear Member of Congress: The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Nonprofits Together, and the additional undersigned 442 civil and human rights, faith, environmental, nonprofit organizations, and labor unions unequivocally condemn the criminal charges brought by the Trump administration against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). This is a transparent effort…
Signed onto with Color of Change Across industries, major corporations are quietly retreating from long-standing commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. These decisions are not happening in a vacuum—and they are not neutral business choices. They are occurring at a moment when corporate mergers, regulatory approvals, and political pressure have converged to create powerful incentives…
March 12, 2026 Re: Prevent Border Wall Construction in Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park Dear Chairs Collins, Cole, Britt, Amodei; Vice Chair Murray; Ranking Members Murphy, DeLauro, Cuellar, On behalf of our 132 organizations, businesses, and millions of members and supporters nationwide, we urge all appropriations leaders to include language…
The Honorable French HillChairmanHouse Financial Services Committee2129 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 The Honorable Maxine WatersRanking MemberHouse Financial Services Committee4340 O’Neill House BuildingWashington, DC 20515 December 10, 2025 Dear Chairman Hill and Ranking Member Waters: The undersigned 64 civil rights, consumer, community, tech accountability, and other organizations urge you to oppose the Unleashing AI…
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…
Public Justice condemns Donald Trump’s firing of Rohit Chopra, who has served as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021. Under Director Chopra, the CFPB has excelled at doing exactly what Congress intended it to do: serving as America’s consumer watchdog. Billions of dollars have been returned to consumers through the CFPB’s…