Public Justice, a national non-profit legal advocacy organization, has filed an amicus brief supporting Los Angeles Sparks player Dearica Hamby in her suit against the WNBA. The lawsuit alleges her former team, the Las Vegas Aces, illegally traded Ms. Hamby to the Sparks because she was pregnant, and that the WNBA retaliated against her for…
Des Moines, Iowa — Last week, the Iowa Supreme Court allowed the ACLU of Iowa, the Fines and Fees Justice Center, and Public Justice to file an amicus brief in State of Iowa v. Ronald Pagliai (PAG-lee-eye), a case currently before the Court. The amicus brief argues that Iowa courts may not bill low-income Iowans…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— A federal judge has found HRK Holdings LLC liable for a major pollution event in 2021. HRK’s Piney Point facility was linked to a massive fish kill after 215 million gallons of toxic wastewater were discharged into Tampa Bay to avert the catastrophic collapse of a waste impoundment. The Wednesday afternoon…
For Immediate Release: September 16, 2024 Media Contacts: Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist | nfunaro@publicjustice.net Megan Varvais, Access to Justice Communications Strategist | mvarvais@publicjustice.net WASHINGTON, D.C. — In light of the recent news of the Walt Disney Company’s attempted use of its terms and conditions to deny the legal rights of its patrons harmed at…
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission issued new regulations that will drastically reduce the costs for families to talk to their loved ones who are in jail or prison. For the first time, both phone and video call charges are capped. The FCC also banned up-front commission payments to prisons and jails and barred telecom…
For Immediate Release: June 12, 2024 Media Contacts: (415) 621-2493; press@aclunc.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, Public Justice, nfunaro@publicjustice.net SAN FRANCISCO — Today, Public Justice and the ACLU of Northern California filed a motion to unseal court records and preserve public access to hearings in the class action lawsuit that survivors of sexual assault at…
CFPB Building in Washington DC by Nikhilesh De/Coindeskis licensed under CC by 2.0 DEED We strongly agree with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that the funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional. The practical implications of this decision are enormous: the CFPB has long protected American consumers, recovering many billions of dollars from…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 13, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Nicole Funaro, Public Justice, Media Relations Strategist, nfunaro@publicjustice.net Veronica Lorson Fowler, ACLU of Iowa communications director, veronica.fowler@aclu-ia.org; cell: 515-451-1777 View an online press packet with head shots, logos, and legal documents here. Lawsuit Filed to Block Sheriff Extracting Money from People Being Released from Jail to…
Public Justice Media Contact: Nicole Funaro nfunaro@publicjustice.net Court Grants Plaintiffs Access to Witness Interviews Referenced in Perkins Coie Report on OSU Strauss Abuse Investigation Washington, D.C. , May 9, 2024 – Yesterday, the federal court for the Southern District of Ohio granted plaintiffs’ request that Perkins Coie – the investigators who produced a report detailing…