Public Justice

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 13, 2017 In Blog Consumers' Rights

Tell Congress: No ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card for Patient Abuse & Medical Malpractice

The House of Representatives is about to vote on a dangerous new bill that will dramatically roll back accountability in cases taking on medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and dangerous and defective drugs. Please call your Representative and ask them to oppose H.R. 1215, the…

June 12, 2017 In Blog Civil Rights & Liberties, Consumers' Rights, Workers' Rights

Trial Lawyer of the Year Award Finalists Show Why Access to the Courts and Class Actions are So Important

This year’s finalists for Public Justice’s Trial Lawyer of the Year Award highlight the kinds of cases, individual and class action, filed and litigated in state and federal courts every day. They show why access to the courts and class actions are so important. And they show why some government officials and corporate wrongdoers are so eager to bar access to the courts and hamstring or ban class actions.

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…

June 5, 2017 In Blog Consumers' Rights

The Federal Government Is Poised to Give Payday Lenders New Legitimacy. That’s Bad News for Consumers.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) – the primary federal regulator of national banks – seems poised to take action on an issue that would be potentially devastating for consumer protection efforts and, in particular, efforts to take on payday and other forms of predatory lending.

May 25, 2017 In Blog Civil Rights & Liberties

President Trump Is Not Above the Law

The Fourth Circuit’s decision blocking President Trump’s travel ban gets directly to the point. “The question for this Court,” it starts, “is whether the Constitution …remains a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace.” The answer is yes.

May 23, 2017 In 35th Anniversary

Champions of Change

America’s Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and other critical environmental laws are only as good as their enforcement. Lax enforcement coupled with corporate greed and negligence expose land, air, water and people to damage and destruction. For decades, Public Justice has stepped up whenever government agencies step back from their obligations to keep America’s communities clean and safe.

May 18, 2017 In Blog Court Secrecy, Workers' Rights

Victory Over DirecTV: Court Unseals Records Showing Plot to Cheat Low Wage Workers

We just blew open sealed court records in a Washington federal court case involving DirecTV, the national cable provider that has become a poster child for consumer ripoffs and worker abuse. Public Justice had asked the court to unseal the records and expose the full evidence of DirecTV’s wrongdoing to the light of day.

May 9, 2017 In 35th Anniversary

Reflections on Public Justice at 35

In the below video marking Public Justice’s 35th Anniversary, board members, staff, and supporters of Public Justice share why they are a part of our organization, what makes Public Justice special, and their excitement for what comes next.