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Join Us in Supporting the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act
Students should be able to get an education without fearing for their safety, from the same people ostensibly there to protect them. Unfortunately, the data shows that police in schools and school resource officers (SROs) make Black and brown students, LGBTQ students, and students with…
Public Justice
Arbitration Providers Must Take Action on Diversity and Accessibility
By Ellen Noble Staff Attorney This past summer an email expressing abhorrent, racist views of a white supremacist group was circulated by a (now former) JAMS arbitrator. While JAMS quickly severed its relationship with the arbitrator, the incident revived calls for arbitration providers to do…
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Understanding Judge Barrett’s Opinion in Doe v. Purdue
By Alexandra Brodsky Kazan Budd Staff Attorney Days after Justice Ginsburg’s death, Judge Amy Coney Barrett visited President Trump at the White House. Their meeting confirmed what many suspected: Judge Barrett, a recently-appointed member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, is…
September 19, 2020
In Updates Access to Justice, Civil Rights & Liberties, Class Action Preservation, Consumers' Rights
Public Justice Statement on the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Both during her tenure on the U.S. Supreme Court, and in her earlier career as a litigator and advocate, Ruth Bader Ginsburg changed our country for the better. She was a powerful, and tireless, voice for equality and an inspiration to all of us who…
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September 18, 2020 In Updates
Eric Cramer Named Public Justice President
In college, Public Justice Board President Eric Cramer tried to figure out the best way for him to contribute to the greater good; he considered becoming a historian or a political scientist. “I wanted to improve the world,” he recalls. “For me, I decided that…
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September 18, 2020 In Blog
The Legal Profession Has Long Erected Barriers to Diversity and Equity Among its Members. We Want the Pandemic to Be a Turning Point.
By Stevie Glaberson Staff Attorney The legal profession continues to be one of the least diverse in the nation. According to the most recently published statistics from the Bureau of Labor, more than 86% of American lawyers are white, and fewer than 6% identify as…
Statement from Public Justice on the Police Shooting of Jacob Blake
Sixty-five years ago this week, Emmett Till was murdered in Mississippi. The shooting of Jacob Blake by police is a wrenching reminder of how little progress our country has made since then. Justice and accountability cannot wait 65 years more.
August 11, 2020
In COVID-19 Resources
COVID-19 Resources Table of Contents
COVID Resource Table of Contents
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August 7, 2020 In Updates
Years-Long Struggle Against Polluting Factory Farms Wins 2020 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award
Public Justice’s 2020 Trial Lawyer of the Year award was awarded to the legal team – also finalists for the 2019 award – who took on factory farms ruining the quality of life of low-income communities of color. The award was presented on the evening…
July 29, 2020
In COVID-19 Resources
Surveillance Technology Oversight Project: Virtual Justice (July 23, 2020)
White paper about operation of online courts during COVID-19, covering topics like the platforms courts are using to conduct remote proceedings, issues presented, emerging technologies, the digital divide, and best practices.
Type of Order: Remote Proceedings