Public Justice

March 8, 2022 In Blog

Trial lawyers are ‘people who care about other people,’ says Public Justice’s Eric Cramer

By Karen Ocamb, Director of Media Relations for Public Justice Trial lawyers not only wrestle wrongdoing in the courtroom, they are still battling the seemingly eons-long misreading of Shakespeare’s classic line: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” In fact, Shakespeare…

March 1, 2022 In Blog

Public Justice stands as a strong LGBTQ ally

By Karen Ocamb, Director of Media Relations for Public Justice As the anxious eyes of the world transfix on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the vision of the international LGBTQ community is blurred by tears and fears of the fate that awaits them should Vladimir…

February 21, 2022 In Updates Students' Civil Rights Project

Public Justice Statement Supporting Abortion Access for All

The Supreme Court has made a series of dangerous decisions that appear to be aimed at undoing the constitutional right to abortion. If the Court continues in its current direction, Roe v. Wade will be completely undermined – or even explicitly overturned – in the…

February 8, 2022 In PJ Action Access to Justice

Join Us: Tell Congress No Bankruptcy Bailouts for Wealthy Corporations

Public Justice is proud to support the Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021 (H.R.4777), which would prevent companies from abusing the bankruptcy system to evade accountability for wrongdoing and cheat consumers who have been harmed by their actions. Join us and call on your members…

January 31, 2022 In Blog, PJ Action Access to Justice, Forced Arbitration

Survivors of Sexual Assault and Harassment Deserve the Option of a Day in Court: And So Do All Workers and Small Businesses Harmed by Corporate Misconduct

By Karla Gilbride, Public Justice Access to Justice Project Co-Director *Editor’s Note: On February 10, the Senate unanimously passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Harassment Act of 2021. In our extremely polarized nation, few issues enjoy bipartisan support. But on the question…

January 25, 2022 In Blog Court Secrecy

The Truth Hertz?

By Craig Briskin, Richard Zitrin Anti-Secrecy Senior Attorney Judges sometimes make the news when they unseal court documents revealing that corporations are harming the public. Such cases are usually tort actions, involving products like Oxycontin, cigarettes, Roundup, and Remington rifles. But recent allegations in the Hertz bankruptcy…

January 17, 2022 In Updates

Public Justice Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Today, all of us at Public Justice honor and reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sixty-five years ago, Dr. King delivered a speech at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in front of 25,0000 civil rights…

January 6, 2022 In Updates

ONE YEAR LATER: PUBLIC JUSTICE REFLECTS ON JANUARY 6 INSURRECTION

On January 6, 2021, Americans across the country watched in horror as a group of right-wing extremists descended upon Washington, D.C., and stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block the certification of the presidential election results and replace the candidate selected by the…

December 14, 2021 In Updates Access to Justice

Public Justice Lauds the American Bar Association for Taking a Standing Against Private Prisons

Groups Urge State Bar Associations and Legislatures to Follow Suit This past summer, the American Bar Association passed Resolution 507, opposing the use of private jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers to detain people before they stand trial and after they are convicted. In its report, the…

December 8, 2021 In Blog Access to Justice

Public Justice Returns to U.S. Supreme Court in a New Fight for Workers

By Leah Nicholls, Co-Director of the Access to Justice Project The proponents of arbitration claim that the system is preferable to litigation in court because it’s faster, streamlined, and more efficient. But those advantages disappear if a party can litigate a case in court before…