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  • Appeal Filed on Behalf of Youth Plaintiffs in ‘Lighthiser v. Trump,’ Federal Right to Life Case

    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…

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  • Former Amazon Worker Challenges Trump Administration’s Attack on Disparate-Impact Discrimination Claims

    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…

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  • Youth Plaintiffs Announce Appeal in Lighthiser v. Trump, Federal Right to Life Case

    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…

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  • Lawsuit Challenging Riverside County’s Bail Processes Moves Forward

    Media contacts: Nicole Funaro | Public Justice | nfunaro@publicjustice.net Madhvi Venkatraman | Civil Rights Corps | media@civilrightscorps.org California Superior Court overruled the County Defendants’ demurrer to the complaint   Riverside County, CA — On Oct. 1, a judge denied two demurrers to a complaint challenging the county’s cash-based jailing of individuals between their arrest and…

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  • Federal Court in Boston Rules that IBM Broke Federal Law By Trying to Shorten the Deadline for Suing It over Age Discrimination

    Media contact: Nicole Funaro, Public Justice, nfunaro@publicjustice.net BOSTON — Judge Angel Kelley on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled in favor of an IBM worker who was let go because of his age along with about 20,000 other workers as part of discriminatory mass layoffs. Judge Kelley held that his age…

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  • Congressional Amicus Brief Filed Urging Full D.C. Circuit to Hear Case on Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle CFPB

    All Democrats on Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee—the committees that oversee the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—have urged the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to rehear a case challenging the Trump Administration’s attacks on the CFPB. The members of Congress joining the amicus brief are represented by Public…

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  • Statement on First Circuit’s Decision to Stay Injunction in U.S. Department of Education Lawsuit to Restore Office of Civil Rights Staff

    Joint statement on the First Circuit’s decision to stay the injunction in the U.S. Department of Education lawsuit to restore Office of Civil Rights staff: “We are disappointed in the First Circuit’s decision, which removes an important check on the government’s plan to gut the Office of Civil Rights while the case goes forward and…

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  • Federal Hearing in ‘Lighthiser v. Trump’ Concludes with Expert Testimony on Health, Energy, and Youth Harm

    Contacts: Julia Olson, Chief Legal Counsel, 415.786.4825, julia@ourchildrenstrust.org Helen Britto, Comms. Associate Director, 925.588.1171, helen@ourchildrenstrust.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, nfunaro@publicjustice.net Economists, public health professionals, and renewable energy leaders warn of far-reaching dangers posed by executive orders that advance fossil fuels and suppress renewables   MISSOULA, M.T. — On the second day of the historic…

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  • Youth Plaintiffs Begin Historic Live Testimony in Federal Constitutional Climate Case, ‘Lighthiser v. Trump’

    Contacts: Julia Olson, Chief Legal Counsel, 415.786.4825, julia@ourchildrenstrust.org Helen Britto, Comms. Associate Director, 925.588.1171, helen@ourchildrenstrust.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, 203.435.1722, nfunaro@publicjustice.net First-ever live hearing in a federal constitutional climate case led by youth begins in Missoula, Montana MISSOULA, M.T. — This morning, 22 young Americans began presenting live testimony in Lighthiser v. Trump, a…

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