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July 2, 2014 In Blog

“Natural” Food: Take That With A Grain of Salt

Image via foodnavigator-usa. By Leslie Brueckner Senior Attorney What do you think when you see the word “natural” prominently displayed on a package of chicken breasts? If you are like me, you assume it means that the hen was raised without antibiotics, artificial growth hormones,…

July 1, 2014 In Blog

Terrible North Carolina Supreme Court Decision Underscores Need For CFPB Action On Forced Arbitration

photo credit: afagen via photopin cc By Paul BlandExecutive Director Yesterday, Public Justice responded to a request from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for input on a survey it wants to send consumers, by basically telling the Bureau your survey will help bolster the case…

June 25, 2014 In Updates

Arbitrator Must Decide Whether Workplace Racial Discrimination Case Should Proceed as Class Action, Court of Appeal Rules

photo credit: Malingering via photopin cc By Aidan O’Shea Communications Specialist The California Court of Appeal today decided to allow an arbitrator to decide whether employees at John Elway Manhattan Beach Toyota can proceed as a class action in their dispute over their racist treatment at…

June 25, 2014 In Updates

Paul Bland Discusses SCOTUS Ruling Limiting EPA Regulatory Powers

In this TheRealNews video, Public Justice Executive Director Paul Bland discusses the implications for the environment and climate change of the recent Supreme Court decision that will limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory power. He spoke alongside Ecowatch‘s Stefanie Spear.

June 18, 2014 In Updates

Halliburton Decision: Why it Matters, in Two Minutes

June 17, 2014 In Blog

Tribe: SCOTUS Denying Access to Justice Because It’s an “Anti-court Court”

Image via Tribeca Citizen. By Arthur Bryant Chairman Harvard Law School Professor Laurence Tribe, one of America’s preeminent constitutional scholars, says the U.S Supreme Court’s majority is not denying access to justice to consumers, workers, and civil rights plaintiffs just because it is “favorable to…

June 10, 2014 In Updates

Public Justice to Honor Determined Litigation, Deserving Victim, at 2014 Gala

Public Justice staff and volunteers are preparing for the organization’s 32nd Annual Gala, a celebration of three decades of fighting injustice and righting wrongs, and an opportunity to reflect on important work in the public interest in the past year. This year’s event will be…

June 10, 2014 In Blog

Delaware Supreme Court Decision Slashing Investors’ Rights Based on Mistaken Notions of What a Contract Is

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June 9, 2014 In Blog

No Girls Allowed: How One Hard-Fought Victory Shows the Need to Keep Fighting

Image courtesy No Girls Allowed film By Arthur Bryant Chairman A wonderful new movie – Central High: No Girls Allowed – provides extraordinary insight into why litigation against sex discrimination is necessary and the difference it can make. It also allows us to appreciate…

June 2, 2014 In Blog

Access to Justice at Stake with Federal Rules Changes

Image via Touro Law Review By Arthur Bryant Public Justice Chairman The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure matter. They can determine who wins and who loses. And they have been changing in the wrong direction for some time. Now, proposed rule changes are moving forward and…