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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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  • Glendale City Council Moves to Repeal Unconstitutional, Harmful Panhandling Bans

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS Public Justice, nfunaro@publicjustice.net ACLU of Arizona, media@acluaz.org First Amendment Clinic, Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, firstamendmentclinic@asu.edu Glendale, Ariz. – On September 9, the Glendale City Council voted to repeal the ordinances (022-66, 022-67, and 023-04) that criminalized panhandling throughout the city, citing our…

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  • SCOTUS denies South Carolina’s emergency request to stop transgender student from accessing restrooms

    Public Justice’s statement in response to the Supreme Court’s denial of South Carolina’s application for a stay of a Fourth Circuit injunction allowing a transgender ninth-grader to use school restrooms consistent with his gender identity. “Today’s decision from the Supreme Court reaffirms what we all know to be true: Contrary to South Carolina’s insistence, trans…

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  • Public Justice Statement in Response to South Carolina’s Request that Supreme Court Intervene in Transgender Student’s Appeal

    Public Justice’s statement in response to South Carolina’s request that the Supreme Court of the United States intervene in a transgender student’s appeal: “South Carolina wants the Supreme Court to take the extraordinary remedy of intervening in an ongoing lower court appeal – all because the state wants to stop one ninth grader from using…

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  • TikTok Discrimination Appeal Answered: Filing Defends Key Worker Protections Against Forced Arbitration

    Contact: Nicole Funaro, Public Justice nfunaro@publicjustice.net August 27, 2025 Plaintiff’s answering brief argues that the district court correctly applied federal law exempting sexual harassment claims from forced arbitration   New York, NY – Yesterday, attorneys for former senior TikTok executive Katie Puris filed their response in an appeal by the company to force Puris’s sexual…

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  • Appeals Court Blocks South Carolina School Bathroom Ban, Allows Trans Student to Use Restrooms Matching Gender Identity

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has enjoined the State of South Carolina, a South Carolina school district, and other defendants from denying a transgender boy access to boys’ restrooms at school when he starts high school today. The appeals court granted an injunction pending appeal in a lawsuit challenging the state’s…

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  • Judge Orders Chemours to Reduce Pollution Immediately: ‘A Victory for Public Health and the Ohio River’

    Media Contacts: Jennie Smith, jsmith@wvrivers.org, 304-602-3612 Autumn Crowe, acrowe@wvrivers.org, 304-992-6070 Nicole Funaro, nfunaro@publicjustice.net WASHINGTON, W. Va. – A federal judge has granted the West Virginia Rivers Coalition’s (WV Rivers) request for a preliminary injunction, requiring The Chemours Company FC, LLC (Chemours) to reduce discharges of HFPO-DA, a “forever chemical” also known as Gen-X, from its…

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  • Lawsuit Filed to End Enforcement of Glendale’s Unconstitutional Panhandling Bans

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2025 MEDIA CONTACTS Public Justice, nfunaro@publicjustice.net ACLU of Arizona, media@acluaz.org First Amendment Clinic, Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, firstamendmentclinic@asu.edu Glendale, Ariz. – Today, three Glendale residents filed a lawsuit alleging that the city’s panhandling bans violate their First Amendment rights to engage in constitutionally protected speech.…

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