Public Justice is proud to support the Equality Act (H.R. 5), which was originally introduced in both the House and Senate in Mar. 2019. On June 8, 2023, President Biden called for the passage of the Equality Act and for more initiatives to protect LGBTQ citizens. In a year marked by rising discrimination against the…
For Immediate Release June 7, 2023 Contact: Sean Crowley, 202-495-8520-c, scrowley@compassionandchoices.org Patricia A. González-Portillo, 323-819-0310-c, pportillo@compassionandchoices.org Mike Roth, 916.813.1554, mike@paschalroth.com Peter Knudsen, Peter.Knudsen@justice.org Carly Sfregola, Carly.Sfregola@justice.org Lucy Sears, 240-676-4499, lsears@publicjustice.net Groups assert arbitration agreements are not healthcare decisions authorized by advance directives SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – Four advocacy groups…
Public Justice is proud to support the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 2953), which was reintroduced in April 2023. We’ve been working on forced arbitration for a long time, and we know that we can’t wait any longer. Call on your members of Congress to support this critical bill. Congress must step up…
Today, in response to Congress’s reintroduction of the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, Public Justice released the following statement: “Public Justice applauds Rep. Hank Johnson and Sen. Richard Blumenthal for reintroducing both House and Senate versions of the FAIR Act, which seeks to end the secretive and rigged practice of forced arbitration and ensure…
For Immediate Release: March 6, 2023 Media Contact: People’s Parity Project: Molly Coleman | molly@peoplesparity.org Towards Justice: David Seligman | david@towardsjustice.org Public Justice: Lucy Sears | lsears@publicjustice.net National Consumer Law Center: Stephen Rouzer | srouzer@nclc.org Open Markets Institute: Sandeep Vaheesan | vaheesan@openmarketsinstitute.org Worker and consumer rights advocates from California and across the country call on…
In the face of yet another senseless act of murder at the hands of the police, we are once again reminded of the cruel injustice and violence Black people face at the hands of law enforcement every day. We join Tyre Nichols’ family and community in mourning his death and honoring a life tragically cut…
In February 2023, the U.S. Senate HELP Committee voted to advance the nomination of our very own Access to Justice Project Co-Director Karla Gilbride to serve as general counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) with bipartisan support. Now, we hope you’ll join us in urging Senators to swiftly confirm Karla for this…
Chairman Sherrod Brown Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 503 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Ranking Member Patrick Toomey Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 455 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 July 29, 2021 Re: Support for Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act Dear Chairman Brown and Ranking Member…
Download PDF Dear President Biden: On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the undersigned organizations, we write to thank you and Vice President Kamala Harris for your renewed commitment to passing the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. We are especially grateful to you…