Updates

December 18, 2017 In Updates

Stop secrecy. End harassment.

With the increase in public consciousness and discussion of sexual harassment in the workplace, a nefarious part of many employment contracts and settlement agreements has also come under long overdue scrutiny: non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). Public Justice has been at the forefront of the battle against…

November 17, 2017 In Updates Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration

Public Justice Statement on Mick Mulvaney Reportedly Being Named CFPB Interim Director

In response to reports that President Trump will name Mick Mulvaney as interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection bureau following Richard Cordray’s departure, Public Justice executive director Paul Bland issued the following statement: We are troubled by reports that President Trump may soon appoint…

August 29, 2017 In Updates

Tara Sutton Becomes Public Justice President

Champion of people injured by defective and harmful products to lead organization for one-year term In the eyes of Public Justice president Tara Sutton, the results of the 2016 election left Public Justice with a multitude of new challenges – along with an opportunity to…

July 25, 2017 In Updates Workers' Rights

Case Regarding U.S. Census Bureau Criminal Background Checks Wins Public Justice’s 2017 Trial Lawyer of the Year

After six years, the legal team secured a groundbreaking settlement that requires the Census Bureau to use a fair method to determine whether the criminal history of an applicant actually justifies his or her rejection from entry-level, temporary jobs.

July 18, 2017 In Updates Gender & Sexual Violence

Legal and Civil Rights Advocates Call on State Education Officials to Protect Transgender Students

In a letter to state education officials in all 50 states, a coalition of legal and civil rights advocates says federal law and the U.S. Constitution mandate that schools provide transgender students with equal educational opportunities—which includes providing access to facilities and programs consistent with…

June 29, 2017 In Updates Gender & Sexual Violence

Jessica Simpkins to Receive Illuminating Injustice Award

Jessica Simpkins, a rape survivor who sued her church for willfully ignoring a pastor’s history of sexual assault, will receive Public Justice’s 2017 Illuminating Injustice Award. In 2008, 15-year-old Jessica was twice raped by her pastor at Sunbury Grace Brethren Church in Ohio. Unbeknownst…

June 20, 2017 In Updates

Barney Frank to Receive 2017 Champion of Justice Award

Public Justice is proud to announce that former Congressman Barney Frank will receive the organization’s Champion of Justice Award for his exceptional leadership and advocacy on economic justice and civil rights.

June 20, 2017 In Updates Consumers' Rights, Food Project

Public Justice Files Suit on Behalf of American Farmers to Require Country-of-Origin Labeling on Meat Products

Public Justice, representing the Ranchers-Cattlemen Legal Action Fund (R-CALF USA) and Cattle Producers of Washington (CPoW), filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, alleging that USDA regulations that allow beef and pork…

June 8, 2017 In Updates

Public Justice Announces Finalists for 2017 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award

The four finalist cases for Public Justice’s 2017 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award include landmark cases dealing with inmates’ rights, the discriminatory use of criminal history in hiring, fraudulent debt collection, and disability rights. The award celebrates and recognizes the work of an attorney…

March 28, 2017 In Updates Food Project

Leading the Fight Against “Ag Gag” Laws

In recent years, more and more state legislatures have – at the urging of lobbyists representing factory farm operations and industrial food producers – taken up “Ag Gag” laws that essentially shroud the operations of these mega-farms in secrecy and make holding them accountable difficult, if not impossible. At Public Justice, we believe everyone has the right to know where their food came from, how it was produced and the health and environmental ramifications of the factory farm industry’s operations. That’s why our Food Project has led the way in challenging these laws in court.