While a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Isabelle Arana was sexually assaulted by a star member of the University’s football team. The University, through its own disciplinary process, determined Isabelle’s report was true and expelled the football player. But when he was criminally tried for the same assault and acquitted — a proceeding that…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 20, 2026CONTACT:Kingsly A. McConnell, kmcconnell@centerforfoodsafety.org, (971) 2717372Charlie M. Tebbutt, charlie@tebbuttlaw.com, (541) 285-3717Nicole Funaro, Public Justice, nfunaro@publicjustice.net Case Tests Whether Factory Farms Will Be Held Accountable Under the Clean Water Act Syracuse, New York — Today, a federal trial begins in Center for Food Safety’s lawsuit against Wood Farms LLC, a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2026 Contacts: Julia Olson, Chief Legal Counsel, 415.786.4825, julia@ourchildrenstrust.org Helen Britto, Communications Director, 925.588.1171, helen@ourchildrenstrust.orgNicole Funaro, Director of Media & Storytelling, communications@publicjustice.net En banc petition argues three-judge panel ignored uncontested evidence and Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit precedent, and improperly abandoned its constitutional duty SAN FRANCISCO — As wildfire smoke…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2026 Media Contacts: Nicole Funaro, Public Justice, communications@publicjustice.net Tamara Marquez, Communications Director, ICIJ, tamara@ic4ij.org Ben Camacho, The Southlander, 562-287-4629, ben.camacho@thesouthlander.com Emily Elena Dugdale, Executive Editor, Los Angeles Public Press, eedugdale@lapublicpress.org RIVERSIDE, CA — Video footage of a use of force incident, along with more than 50 other records have been…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 1, 2026Media contacts:Nicole Funaro, Director of Media & Storytelling, Public Justice, communications@publicjustice.net (CHICAGO) — On Monday, July 27, Antonio Romanucci, Founding Partner of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, will receive the 2026 Champion of Justice Award at Public Justice’s 44th Annual Gala and Awards Dinner. Given in recognition of his unwavering commitment to…
The agreement was per a court order in a recent lawsuit filed by the state public defender FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jun 30, 2026 Media Contact:Madhvi Venkatraman | Civil Rights Corps | media@civilrightscorps.orgNicole Funaro | Public Justice | nfunaro@publicjustice.net Jackson, MS – On June 24, the Mississippi Office of State Public Defender sued the state Administrative…
For Immediate Release June 24, 2026 Media Contact: Nicole Funaro, Director of Media & Storytelling, Public Justice, communications@publicjustice.net (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Public Justice has announced the finalists for the 2026 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award. The TLOY Award celebrates and recognizes the accomplishments of an attorney or a team of attorneys who made the…
For Immediate Release Contact: Amanda Demmerle, Staff Attorney, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, ademmerle@appalmad.orgJennie Smith, Executive Director, WV Rivers Coalition, jsmith@wvrivers.orgNicole Funaro, Director of Media & Storytelling, Public Justice, communications@publicjustice.net Morgantown, W. Va. — Today, a Consent Decree was lodged in the Southern District of West Virginia that, if approved by the court after a public comment period,…
We fought in the courts for a Title IX rule that better protects pregnant and postpartum students. In 2025, two federal courts in Kentucky and Texas struck down the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX Rule after conservative individuals, organizations, and states brought nine lawsuits across the country challenging the 2024 Rule. As a result, the…