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Public Justice takes on the biggest systemic threats to justice of our time – abusive corporate power and predatory practices, the assault on civil rights and liberties, and the destruction of the earth’s sustainability. We connect high-impact litigation with strategic communications and the strength of our partnerships to fight these abusive and discriminatory systems and win social and economic justice.

To the people who just joined us, hi, we’re Public Justice! If you care about workers, consumers, families, students, th...
10/09/2026

To the people who just joined us, hi, we’re Public Justice! If you care about workers, consumers, families, students, the environment or checking corporate and governmental powers, you’re in the right place — and we’re so grateful you’re here.

10/08/2026

PART 2: In January 2026, Robert Peck watched ICE agents swarm his Maine neighborhood during
“Operation Catch of the Day.” Mr. Peck started observing the agents’ actions in his area and quickly became a target of threats from the agents.
A former VA trauma clinician, Mr. Peck told MS Now’s Antonia Hylton in a recent segment that he is “not an escalater” but instead a “reconciler.” Aware of the danger of ICE retaliation, Mr. Peck said he feared the worst but kept recording and practicing his First Amendment rights.
We’re proud to represent Mr. Peck in this lawsuit, which has now publicly identified the two ICE agents accused of violating his constitutional rights.

On behalf of our CEO Lauren Barnes, thank you Senator Dick Durbin for championing this work. Public Justice will proudly...
10/07/2026

On behalf of our CEO Lauren Barnes, thank you Senator Dick Durbin for championing this work. Public Justice will proudly continue building on this win and vindicating the rights of all those impacted by these predatory practices.

We have worked closely with Senator Dick Durbin and Senator Alex Padilla on continued advocacy to address unlawful immigration fines and harmful ICE policies.

Learn more about this work:
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-padilla-urge-dhs-doj-to-end-blanket-18-million-fines-being-improperly-assessed-on-law-abiding-immigrants

The Trump administration is rolling back environmental protections, and the pace isn't slowing down. From pulling out of...
10/07/2026

The Trump administration is rolling back environmental protections, and the pace isn't slowing down.

From pulling out of the Paris Agreement on day one to gutting the legal foundation for climate action, protecting wildlife, and weakening the Clean Water Act, this administration continues to strip down protections, and we are paying the price.

But we're not backing down. Public Justice is taking on the corporations and systems that make it easier for developers and polluters to destroy habitats, harm endangered species, and expand fossil fuel production. We've fought in court and won to defend the Endangered Species Act and protect local ecosystems from corporate polluters. No matter how the rules change, we'll keep showing up.

Join us for Justice Day and help keep us in court: publicjustice.net/donate

The government cannot enforce approximately 90,000 immigration fines while our lawsuit challenging this practice moves f...
10/06/2026

The government cannot enforce approximately 90,000 immigration fines while our lawsuit challenging this practice moves forward, thanks to a new ruling by a federal court. We’ve been fighting back against the Trump Administration’s unprecedent scheme of imposing fines of up to $998 per day against immigrants pursuing lawful immigration relief. In a major victory for immigrant communities nationwide, the court said these practices are illegal, ruling that all fines issued after June 27, 2025, are “stayed” while the case moves forward.

We look forward to building on this win and vindicating the rights of all those impacted by these predatory practices.

10/05/2026

Powerful corporations and captured government actors have spent decades rewriting the rules — and the fine print — to avoid accountability. We go to court every day to hold those corporations accountable to the people.

The CA legislature just affirmed that incarcerated youth have the constitutional right to hug their parents, thanks to a...
10/01/2026

The CA legislature just affirmed that incarcerated youth have the constitutional right to hug their parents, thanks to amazing leadership by Urban Peace Institute, Hoops 4 Justice, and the incarcerated youth they work with.

But there are still thousands of kids across California who can’t hug their incarcerated parents. The California Constitution protects every child’s right to hug their parents, no matter which side of the bars they are on.

The Right 2 Hug project is fighting to see these rights realized. Learn more: right2hug.org

On Monday, the Department of Education announced it will rescind 2024 Title IX rules that aimed to provide protections t...
09/29/2026

On Monday, the Department of Education announced it will rescind 2024 Title IX rules that aimed to provide protections to students against sexual harassment, anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination, and pregnancy discrimination.

The Trump administration exploited legal challenges to the 2024 regulations — which the Department of Justice had defended before Trump's inauguration — to sacrifice students' rights without giving the public a chance to weigh in.

Enterprise is just one of the many corporations trying to take advantage of consumers. This is just one story. The next ...
09/28/2026

Enterprise is just one of the many corporations trying to take advantage of consumers. This is just one story. The next one could be yours. We are fighting back on Dana Hill's behalf. Join us in our fight. Link in bio!

New reporting from The New York Times revealed that the Department of Homeland Security is heavily redacting and withhol...
09/24/2026

New reporting from The New York Times revealed that the Department of Homeland Security is heavily redacting and withholding documentation proving noncitizens’ legal status — putting many at risk of deportation.

We know a thing or two about challenging government and court secrecy patterns. Due process dies without transparency. This latest move by DHS is impeding legal proceedings for noncitizens and obscuring facts from the attorneys that represent them.

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