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July 14, 2021 In PJ Action

Urgent: Support Rohit Chopra’s Nomination to Lead CFPB

Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee are trying to derail President Biden’s nomination of Rohit Chopra to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), one of the most important – and, until four years ago, one of the most effective – federal agencies in Washington….

July 7, 2021 In Letters & Resources

Letter in Support of Catherine Lhamon to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (OCR)

Download PDF Dear Chairwoman Murray and Ranking Member Burr: We write on behalf of 48 gender justice, anti-violence, and women’s rights organizations unified in strong support of the confirmation of Catherine Lhamon as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the United States Department of Education…

July 6, 2021 In Updates

Huntington Hero Award Honoree Kelly Simon: ‘Philanthropy offers opportunity’

By Karen Ocamb, Director of Media Relations Kelly Simon pauses. Public Justice’s Development Director is usually unflappably gregarious but being asked how she feels about being this year’s Huntington Hero Award honoree took her aback. “I know that my wife Melissa is certainly proud,” Simon…

June 22, 2021 In Blog

ExxonMobil Tried to Obstruct Depositions to Escape Human Rights Violation Allegations. A Change in the Federal Rules Could Help Others Get Away With It.

By Lucy Sears, Communications Associate Any trial lawyer knows how central the facts are to a case. What did a defendant know about whether a product (or some practice) might injure or harm people, and when did they know it? Whether it’s a billion-dollar antitrust…

June 17, 2021 In Blog Consumers' Rights

The Most Vulnerable Americans Should be Protected from Predatory Lending: Let’s Pass the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act

By Leah M. Nicholls, Senior Attorney In 2006, Congress passed the Military Lending Act (MLA) with bipartisan support. The MLA addressed what military leadership saw as a substantial problem: the targeting of members of the military and their families by predatory lenders charging exorbitant interest…

June 14, 2021 In Updates Anti-Bullying, Civil Rights & Liberties, Gender & Sexual Violence, Students' Civil Rights Project

Public Justice to Participate in Twitter Chat Supporting Trans and Nonbinary Youth

It’s Pride Month and Rainbow Flags are visible everywhere. But 2021 is officially the worst year in recent history for anti-LGBTQ legislative attacks with more than 250 bills introduced or passed in statehouses around the country, according to the Human Rights Campaign. In the ongoing…

June 10, 2021 In Updates

Public Justice Statement Urging Biden Administration to Expand Worker Protections

Public Justice is dismayed at the Biden Administration’s refusal to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard for all workers in dangerous environments. While Public Justice applauds the administration’s issuance of mandatory protections for healthcare workers, the ETS must be expanded to include all workplaces where workers…

June 8, 2021 In Letters & Resources

Solidarity Statement Denouncing the Increase in Antisemitic Hate Crimes

View PDF June 8, 2021 Solidarity Statement Denouncing the Increase in Antisemitic Hate Crimes The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and 55 civil and human rights organizations, firmly denounce the recent rise in antisemitic hate crimes. Antisemitism is sadly not new in this country; however, in recent years, we…

June 2, 2021 In Updates

Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump to Receive Public Justice’s 2021 Champion of Justice Award

We’re excited to announce that civil rights attorney Ben Crump will receive our 2021 Champion of Justice Award! As one of the nation’s most renowned advocates for social justice, Mr. Crump’s legal advocacy focuses on his pursuit of justice for the families of those who…

June 1, 2021 In Updates Civil Rights & Liberties

Public Justice Statement Celebrating Pride Month

Public Justice joins our friends, family, and allies across the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) community in commemorating Pride throughout the month of June. All of us at Public Justice join in celebrating, lifting up – and advocating for – the rights and…