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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 1, 2026Media contacts:Nicole Funaro, Director of Media & Storytelling, Public Justice, communications@publicjustice.net (CHICAGO) — On Monday, July […]

The agreement was per a court order in a recent lawsuit filed by the state public defender FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: […]

For Immediate Release June 24, 2026 Media Contact: Nicole Funaro, Director of Media & Storytelling, Public Justice, communications@publicjustice.net (WASHINGTON, D.C.) […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Amanda Demmerle, Staff Attorney, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, ademmerle@appalmad.orgJennie Smith, Executive Director, WV Rivers Coalition, jsmith@wvrivers.orgNicole Funaro, […]

We fought in the courts for a Title IX rule that better protects pregnant and postpartum students. In 2025, two […]

This is the first lawsuit in Maine under state law for monetary remedies against DHS agents for violating the constitutional […]

Civil rights groups today won an appeal in a federal class action lawsuit that seeks to block the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s office from wrongly extracting money from people before releasing them from jail and from demanding payment under coercive terms. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that plaintiffs are harmed by the jail’s policy of seizing their money, demanding payment, and forcing them to waive all rights to challenge jail fees. 

“Ohio State and 279 of the 280 individual remaining Richard Strauss survivors involved in the pending litigation have reached settlements […]

Contacts: Julia Olson, Chief Legal Counsel, 415.786.4825, julia@ourchildrenstrust.org Helen Britto, Communications Director, 925.588.1171, helen@ourchildrenstrust.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, communications@publicjustice.net […]

Contacts: Julia Olson, Chief Legal Counsel, 415.786.4825, julia@ourchildrenstrust.org Helen Britto, Communications Director, 925.588.1171, helen@ourchildrenstrust.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, communications@publicjustice.net […]

Media Contacts: Nicole Funaro, Public Justice Media Relations Strategist, communications@publicjustice.net  Veronica Fowler, ACLU of Iowa Communications Director, veronica.fowler@aclu-ia.org, 515-451-1777 Civil […]

Groups Urge Lawmakers to Reject Enova and OppFi’s National Bank Applications and to Support State and Federal Interest Rate Limits […]

Public Justice, Democracy Forward and 61 organizations have joined letter opposing OPM’s proposal to institute nondisclosure agreements for federal workers:

May 20, 2026 Dear Member of Congress: The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Nonprofits Together, and the additional […]

Signed onto with Color of Change Across industries, major corporations are quietly retreating from long-standing commitments to diversity, equity, and […]

March 12, 2026 Re: Prevent Border Wall Construction in Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park Dear […]

The Honorable French HillChairmanHouse Financial Services Committee2129 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 The Honorable Maxine WatersRanking MemberHouse Financial Services […]

In a Friend of the Court Brief, Lawmakers State That Only Congress Has the Power To Shutter the CFPB, and […]

Public Justice condemns Donald Trump’s firing of Rohit Chopra, who has served as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection […]

For Immediate Release: September 16, 2024 Media Contacts: Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist | nfunaro@publicjustice.net Megan Varvais, Access to Justice […]

For Immediate Release: December 14, 2023 Contact: Megan Varvais mvarvais@publicjustice.net Letter Supports CFPB Rulemaking Reining in Big Banks’ Abuse of […]

“We’re beyond proud of our former Access to Justice Co-Director Karla Gilbride and former Board Member Kalpana Kotagal for being […]

Today, in response to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s approval of Senate Bill 365, Public Justice released the following statement:  “Public […]

NEWS for IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5, 2023 Contacts: Rosemary Shahan, CARS, 530-759-9440 Michael Brooks, Center for Auto Safety, 202-328-7700 x […]