FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2022 Contact: Lucy Sears, Communications Director lsears@publicjustice.net SB 1149 Will Protect Californians From Life-Threatening Dangers Hidden By Secret Settlements and Other Legal Maneuvers SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, the California State Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 1149 authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva, which would protect the public’s right to…
For immediate release: May 23, 2022 Contact: Lucy Sears, Communications Director lsears@publicjustice.net Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in our case, Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., ruling unanimously in favor of our client Robyn Morgan. Public Justice Access to Justice Co-Director Karla Gilbride issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision: “We are…
For immediate release: May 17, 2022 Contact: Barry Brock, Southern Environmental Law Center, 205-745-3060, bbrock@selcal.org Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, 205-458-0095, nbrooke@blackwarriorriver.org Jim Hecker, Public Justice, 703-302-0507, jhecker@publicjustice.net BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In a major victory for the health of the Black Warrior River, Black Warrior Riverkeeper and its attorneys, the Southern Environmental Law Center and…
In response to the House of Representatives’ passage of the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 963) today, Public Justice released the following statement: Today’s bipartisan vote by the House to end forced arbitration reflects a growing realization among voters that these agreements are not just harmless fine print in some consumer contracts, but…
The Supreme Court has made a series of dangerous decisions that appear to be aimed at undoing the constitutional right to abortion. If the Court continues in its current direction, Roe v. Wade will be completely undermined – or even explicitly overturned – in the coming months. For almost 50 years, the Supreme Court’s decision…
Today, all of us at Public Justice honor and reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sixty-five years ago, Dr. King delivered a speech at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in front of 25,0000 civil rights activists on the fight for voting rights for African Americans:…
Updated January 31, 2022 “Too often, employers protect workplace harassers by forcing claims out of court into a secret, private tribunal that favors companies. The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Harassment Act advocated for by survivors at the House Judiciary’s November 16 hearing represents a positive step forward in the fight to end…
Public Justice applauds passage of the bipartisan #FAIRAct out of the House Judiciary Committee today. The Fair Act restores the original intent of what Congress tried to do with arbitration by giving employees and workers a choice in whether to settle a dispute through fair arbitration or by exercising one’s individual right to go to…
Public Justice joins our friends, family, and allies across the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) community in commemorating Pride throughout the month of June. All of us at Public Justice join in celebrating, lifting up – and advocating for – the rights and dignity of the entire LGBTQ+ community. We are also reminded…