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May 29, 2018 In Updates
Public Justice Announces Finalists for 2018 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award
The four finalist cases for Public Justice’s 2018 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award include landmark cases dealing with fraud in medical equipment, discrimination in providing spousal health insurance benefits, fraudulent debt collection, and child sex tourism. The award celebrates and recognizes the work of…
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Public Justice Statement on $1 Billion Fine Assessed to Wells Fargo
Today, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that Wells Fargo has been fined a total of $1 billion for its schemes forcing customers into car insurance and charging borrowers unfair mortgage fees. The press release from…
Public Justice Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Review ‘New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira’
Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to review the First Circuit’s decision in ‘New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira.’ We welcome the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case both because we are hopeful the Court will see that the First Circuit correctly decided the case, but also because we believe the truck drivers who work for New Prime have been denied crucial rights under the wage and hour laws.
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…
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…
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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…
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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.
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…
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.