Last week, the Federal Communications Commission issued new regulations that will drastically reduce the costs for families to talk to their loved ones who are in jail or prison. For the first time, both phone and video call charges are capped. The FCC also banned up-front commission payments to prisons and jails and barred telecom…
For Immediate Release: June 12, 2024 Media Contacts: (415) 621-2493; press@aclunc.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, Public Justice, nfunaro@publicjustice.net SAN FRANCISCO — Today, Public Justice and the ACLU of Northern California filed a motion to unseal court records and preserve public access to hearings in the class action lawsuit that survivors of sexual assault at…
CFPB Building in Washington DC by Nikhilesh De/Coindeskis licensed under CC by 2.0 DEED We strongly agree with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that the funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional. The practical implications of this decision are enormous: the CFPB has long protected American consumers, recovering many billions of dollars from…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 13, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Nicole Funaro, Public Justice, Media Relations Strategist, nfunaro@publicjustice.net Veronica Lorson Fowler, ACLU of Iowa communications director, veronica.fowler@aclu-ia.org; cell: 515-451-1777 View an online press packet with head shots, logos, and legal documents here. Lawsuit Filed to Block Sheriff Extracting Money from People Being Released from Jail to…
Public Justice Media Contact: Nicole Funaro nfunaro@publicjustice.net Court Grants Plaintiffs Access to Witness Interviews Referenced in Perkins Coie Report on OSU Strauss Abuse Investigation Washington, D.C. , May 9, 2024 – Yesterday, the federal court for the Southern District of Ohio granted plaintiffs’ request that Perkins Coie – the investigators who produced a report detailing…
March 21, 2024 Media Contact Civil Rights Corps | Cheryl Bonacci (818) 339-6928 | cheryl@civilrightscorps.org Public Justice | Steve Ralls (292) 679-0362 | sralls@publicjustice.net Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers | Robin Wagner (248) 658-0016 | rwagner@pittlawpc.com March 21, 2024 – Children in Flint and Port Huron, Michigan have filed two landmark civil rights lawsuits…
Thursday, December 21, 2023 Contact Towards Justice: press@towardsjustice.org | Public Justice: Megan Varvais, mvarvais@publicjustice.net Denver, CO — Yesterday, former Amazon delivery drivers gathered with their attorneys and other transportation and delivery workers in Denver to draw attention to Amazon’s efforts to squelch and delay their lawsuit against the company in which they allege that Amazon forces…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: Nora Apter, Oregon Environmental Council noraa@oeconline.org | 971.275.6179 Salem, OR – The Court of Appeals today found that Oregon’s cornerstone Climate Protection Program was invalid on procedural grounds after the oil and gas industry and their allies challenged the rule. A coalition of environmental justice, climate, and…
For Immediate Release: December 14, 2023 Contact: Megan Varvais mvarvais@publicjustice.net Letter Supports CFPB Rulemaking Reining in Big Banks’ Abuse of Forced Arbitration WASHINGTON — Today, a coalition of consumer advocacy organizations applauded Congressional efforts to restore consumer rights in financial products, following a letter led by Senator Elizabeth Warren, Representative Hank Johnson, and nearly 100…