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July 7, 2014 In Blog

Pelican Bay Prisoners’ Class Certification Offers Hope on Solitary Confinement

photo credit: citymaus via photopin cc By Adrian Alvarez Goldberg-Robb Attorney Is holding a prisoner in solitary confinement for more than a decade cruel and unusual punishment? That’s the question that a federal judge in Ashker v. Brown is set to decide. Recently, the judge said…

July 3, 2014 In Blog

POM Wonderful Victory for Consumers

photo credit: Fruitnet.com via photopin cc By Leslie A. Brueckner, Senior Attorney Leah Nicholls, Kazan-Budd Attorney It’s clear that the U.S. Supreme Court is about as pro-business as one can imagine. But something strange happened recently: The Court issued a unanimous ruling that will actually…

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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