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July 14, 2021 In PJ Action

Urgent: Support Rohit Chopra’s Nomination to Lead CFPB

Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee are trying to derail President Biden’s nomination of Rohit Chopra to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), one of the most important – and, until four years ago, one of the most effective – federal agencies in Washington….

April 27, 2021 In PJ Action Food Project, Workers' Rights

Join Us in Protecting Essential Workers

Update: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard for healthcare workers only. Public Justice issued a statement urging the Biden administration to expand the mandatory protections to workers in all dangerous workplaces. Tell the White House to Issue an Emergency…

February 18, 2021 In PJ Action Civil Rights & Liberties, Gender & Sexual Violence, Workers' Rights

Call Congress: Support The Equality Act

Public Justice is proud to support the Equality Act (H.R. 5), which was originally introduced in both the House and Senate in March 2019. On February 18, U.S. Congressman David Cicilline (RI-01) and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (OR) announced the re-introduction of the bill, which…

February 9, 2021 In PJ Action Access to Justice, Civil Rights & Liberties, Forced Arbitration, Workers' Rights

Join Us in Asking Congress to Pass the FAIR Act

Public Justice is proud to support the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 1374), which was reintroduced in February 2021. This Thursday, a hearing on the FAIR Act will be held, entitled “Justice is Restored: Ending Forced Arbitration and Protecting Fundamental Rights.” We’ve been…

January 15, 2021 In PJ Action Food Project, The Environment

Call Congress: Oppose Tom Vilsack’s Nomination as USDA Secretary

The Department of Agriculture has a long and painful history of racist policies that have made it impossible for Black farmers and other farmers of color to thrive. This is compounded by the fact that the federal Department of Agriculture has largely become an arm…

November 3, 2020 In PJ Action Civil Rights & Liberties

Join Us in Supporting the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act

Students should be able to get an education without fearing for their safety, from the same people ostensibly there to protect them. Unfortunately, the data shows that police in schools and school resource officers (SROs) make Black and brown students, LGBTQ students, and students with…

April 14, 2020 In PJ Action Consumers' Rights

Call Congress: Protect Families During COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the nation and the world, it is impossible to know how long we will be feeling its effects: all we know is that no one will be left untouched. Our frontline workers – doctors, nurses, grocery workers, transit workers, those…

February 19, 2020 In PJ Action Consumers' Rights

Call Congress: Protect Wronged Consumers from Ending Up in the Red

Congress has repeatedly recognized that some laws depend on everyday people being able to enforce them in court, but doing so would often be impossible without the assistance of a qualified and knowledgeable attorney. That’s why in many cases – from discrimination, labor abuses, environmental…

July 25, 2019 In PJ Action Civil Rights & Liberties

Call Your Representative: Support the PRIDE Act

Public Justice supports the equal treatment of LGBTQ people in every phrase of American life and uplifts the importance of LGBTQ rights nationwide, through our litigation, our advocacy, and through the work of Public Justice Action. That’s why we support the Equality Act, which has…

February 12, 2019 In PJ Action

Tell CFPB And Director Kathy Kraninger: #StopTheDebtTrap

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, under new director Kathy Kraninger, is trying to rescind protections for low-income and financially insecure Americans against predatory lenders. The CFPB proposed a rollback of rules, which force payday lenders to ensure all borrowers can realistically meet the terms of…