Contact: Meredith Rogers, 771-241-9680, Meredith.Rogers@justice.org Nicole Funaro, nfunaro@publicjustice.net In joint amicus brief, AAJ and Public Justice ask the Court to reject Flower Foods’ attempt to avoid accountability for wage and hour violations against its workers WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Association for Justice (AAJ) and Public Justice today filed a joint amici curiae brief with…
Contacts: Julia Olson, Chief Legal Counsel, 415.786.4825, julia@ourchildrenstrust.org Helen Britto, Communications Associate Director, 925.588.1171, helen@ourchildrenstrust.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, nfunaro@publicjustice.net MISSOULA, M.T. — Twenty-two young Americans are asking the Ninth Circuit to overturn a federal court ruling that blocked their constitutional right to life case, submitting their opening brief yesterday in Lighthiser v. Trump.…
Media Contacts: Cindy Garcia, ACLU of Iowa Communications Manager, cindy.garcia@aclu-ia.org Nicole Funaro, Public Justice Media Relations Strategist, nfunaro@publicjustice.net Today the Iowa Supreme Court made a decision in the State of Iowa v. Ronald Pagliai (PAG-lee-eye). The lawsuit argued that Iowa courts may not bill low-income Iowans for the cost of their court-appointed defense attorney when…
Statement on the U.S. Department of Education lawsuit to restore Office for Civil Rights Staff: “Yesterday, we amended our lawsuit against the government’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to bring the case as a class action. As part of our amended complaint, another family has also come forward to…
November 20, 2025 Media Contacts: The Legal Aid Society, Press@legal-aid.org Nicole Funaro, Public Justice, nfunaro@publicjustice.net Complaint Asserts the Government Is Issuing Massive Fines Without Notice, Evidence, Or A Chance to Contest Them (BOSTON, MA) — Today, Public Justice, The Legal Aid Society, the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 28, 2025 Media Contacts: Nicole Funaro, Public Justice, nfunaro@publicjustice.net Madhvi Venkatraman, Civil Rights Corps, media@civilrightscorps.org The lawsuit challenges a conspiracy between Adams County and HomeWAV to profit off of the elimination of contact visits. ADAMS COUNTY, CO. — Children whose parents are jailed in Adams County have sued the County,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 20, 2025 Media Contacts: Julia Olson, Chief Legal Counsel, 415.786.4825, julia@ourchildrenstrust.org Helen Britto, Comms. Associate Director, press@ourchildrenstrust.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, nfunaro@publicjustice.net A federal court judge said he dismissed the youth-led constitutional case ‘reluctantly.’ MISSOULA, M.T. — An appeal has officially been filed today on behalf of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2025 Media Contacts: Aidan O’Shea, FarmSTAND, Aidan@farmstand.org, (202) 594-8536 Nicole Funaro, Public Justice, nfunaro@publicjustice.net Omar Baddar, Public Citizen, obaddar@citizen.org, 202-588-7741 Valerie L. Collins, Towards Justice, valerie@towardsjustice.org, (720) 295-1672 EEOC’s sudden reversal on disparate-impact discrimination is latest in effort to weaken civil rights safeguards Leah Cross, a former Amazon delivery…
Media Contacts: Julia Olson, Chief Legal Counsel, 415.786.4825, julia@ourchildrenstrust.org Helen Britto, Comms. Associate Director, press@ourchildrenstrust.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, 203.435.1722, nfunaro@publicjustice.net Federal court dismisses youth-led constitutional case, but plaintiffs will appeal MISSOULA, M.T. — The 22 young Americans in Lighthiser v. Trump announced today that they will appeal a ruling by…