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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…