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July 29, 2019 In Blog Class Action Preservation, Consumers' Rights

California Supreme Court Strikes Blow for Consumers and Employees By Rejecting Class-Action-Killing Ascertainability Rule

In a unanimous 45-page ruling issued today, the California Supreme Court struck a major blow in favor of class actions and against big corporations who lie, cheat, and steal money from their customers and mistreat their employees. In Noel v. Thrifty, a consumer class action,…

July 25, 2019 In PJ Action Civil Rights & Liberties

Call Your Representative: Support the PRIDE Act

Public Justice supports the equal treatment of LGBTQ people in every phrase of American life and uplifts the importance of LGBTQ rights nationwide, through our litigation, our advocacy, and through the work of Public Justice Action. That’s why we support the Equality Act, which has…

July 18, 2019 In Blog Access to Justice, Forced Arbitration

Trump Administration Moves to Block Nursing Home Residents’ Access to the Courts

The Trump administration, which has also reduced the use of penalties against nursing homes that mistreat residents, characterizes arbitration agreements as advantageous to both facilities and patients because it allows for quicker resolution of disputes without the expensive costs of litigation. In actuality, though, the administration is placing the interests of giant corporations above some of the country’s most vulnerable citizens.

July 16, 2019 In Blog Class Action Preservation

Major Victory in Oregon Vindicates Class Actions

By Paul Bland Executive Director After years of battling, an enormous victory for cheated Oregon consumers was finally brought to a conclusion last week. The case demonstrates the vital importance of class actions in achieving justice when consumers are ripped off. A team led by…

July 10, 2019 In Updates

Attorney Russ Herman to Receive 2019 Champion of Justice Award

Public Justice is proud to announce that veteran litigator and renowned attorney Russ Herman will receive the organization’s 2019 Champion of Justice Award.

July 8, 2019 In Blog Debtors' Prison Project

This Again? 21st Century Poll Taxes and Debtors’ Prisons… and the Fight to Stop Them

By Leslie Bailey & Brian Hardingham Debtors’ Prison Project Attorneys On June 28, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill limiting ex-felons’ right to vote. This law undercuts much of the promise of the state’s historic Amendment 4, which voters passed overwhelming in…

June 19, 2019 In Blog

This Year’s Top Five Reasons They’re Attacking Your Right to a Day in Court

Arthur H. Bryant, Chairman Emeritus Here’s the sad truth: Throughout America, corporations and government officials are violating the law, cheating people, discriminating against people, injuring people, even killing people – and they don’t want to be held accountable. They know the courts are the one…

June 7, 2019 In Updates

Public Justice Announces Finalists for 2019 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award

The five finalist cases for Public Justice’s 2019 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award include landmark cases dealing with school negligence of students with disabilities, a twenty-year fight against Dark Money in politics, illegal straw purchasing of firearms used in a murder, industrial pollution in…

June 6, 2019 In Blog Access to Justice, Consumers' Rights

Public Justice Fights For Your Right To Stop Credit Agencies From Lying About You

Public Justice, as part of our Access to Justice Campaign, has filed a petition asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear a dangerous decision that makes it nearly impossible for people to hold credit reporting agencies accountable and fix damaging errors in their credit reports.

May 29, 2019 In Blog Anti-Bullying, Gender & Sexual Violence

Standing Up for Survivors at Ohio State

For nearly two decades, from 1978 to 1996, Ohio State University physician Richard Strauss examined and treated male students—many of whom were athletes required to see him–and repeatedly sexually abused the students entrusted to his care. Public Justice, along with Scott Elliot Smith, LPA and…