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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…

November 29, 2021 In Blog Access to Justice

You Had to Sign a Contract in a Language You Don’t Speak? Tough Luck, Says Court

By Anita Yandle, Access to Justice & Justice Catalyst Fellow If you signed a credit card contract that had a clause buried in the fine print saying that you had to change your religion, do you think a court would force you to convert? Of course…

November 16, 2021 In Updates

Public Justice Statement in Support of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act

Updated January 31, 2022 “Too often, employers protect workplace harassers by forcing claims out of court into a secret, private tribunal that favors companies. The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Harassment Act advocated for by survivors at the House Judiciary’s November 16 hearing…

November 3, 2021 In Updates Access to Justice

Public Justice Statement on FAIR Act Markup

Public Justice applauds passage of the bipartisan #FAIRAct out of the House Judiciary Committee today. The Fair Act restores the original intent of what Congress tried to do with arbitration by giving employees and workers a choice in whether to settle a dispute through fair…