Terrific new article from @thenewyorker.bsky.social about all of the harm being done to students and families by the gutting of the Dept of Ed's OCR work, and how orgs like @publicjustice.bsky.social are responding to this national crisis. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

BREAKING: Yesterday, we filed a lawsuit demanding that the Adams County, Colorado Jail bring back in-person visits with physical contact and stop profiting off of the separation of families who just want to be able to hug each other. read more: bit.ly/4nrJ7vG

So proud of all of the advocates (including my @publicjustice.bsky.social colleague Leslie Bailey and PJ alum Leslie Brueckner) who fought for and with this brave family, who transformed their pain and grief into a righteous demand for justice and accountability. www.wfaa.com/article/news...

TOMORROW (10/23) at 9 AM CDT Attorney Hannah Kieschnick is presenting oral argument to the 8th Circuit in VonDeylen v. Aptive Environmental LLC! To call in, dial 1-571-353-2301 with access code 74437841. Learn more about the case here: www.publicjustice.net/case_brief/v...

A vindicating and historic verdict in NJ this week not just for this brave man but for far too many sexual assault survivors of the RC Church. Proud of the work of @publicjustice.bsky.social board member Rayna Kessler on this case and so happy for her client. morristowngreen.com/2025/10/08/j...

Red line. Orange line. Tips line. #ICYMI, you can now catch ProPublica’s tips line on the DC metro 🚆 Federal workers and contractors: We want to hear from you. You can reach us at https://propublica.org/tips or 917-512-0201 on Signal.

Great explainer/resources from @publicjustice.bsky.social and allies about Trump’s illegal immigration fines. noimmigrationfines.org

🎧 Check out Episode 2 of "In Competition We Trust"! @progressivepolicy.org's Diana Moss and Greg Asciolla from @wolfturndefender.bsky.social discuss the need for stronger private antitrust enforcement for competition and consumer protection against price-fixing. 👉 Listen here: tinyurl.com/2u2w9f9m

As someone who was in the courtroom, I can attest that this is some spot-on coverage of the historic hearing held today in Missoula, MT in Lighthiser v Trump. A treat to watch my Public Justice colleagues, OCT partners and our amazing co-counsel in action! www.newsfromthestates.com/article/yout...

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just denied South Carolina’s shameful attempt to bar our client from using restrooms that align with his gender identity. This is a HUGE victory for trans students, trans communities, and civil rights nationwide.

Thrilled and relieved to report that SCOTUS has rejected South Carolina's claim that one trans HS boy using the right restroom is an "emergency" requiring the Court's intervention. So happy for our client, and proud of the @publicjustice.bsky.social team! www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Sotomayor: “We should not have to live in a country where the government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job.” But we do. Because the Supreme Court traded the Fourth Amendment for the MAGA Constitution. slate.com/news-and-pol...

It doesn’t matter if you feed your kids organic foods, MAHA moms. It doesn’t matter if you lift every day, bro. It doesn’t matter how many supplements you consume. When polio, diphtheria, measles, mumps, and whooping cough come a calling, all that matters is if you are vaccinated or not.

And I would never want to get between Ted and a trip to Cancun when there’s an emergency in Texas

Our youth need you with them! Join us and @publicjustice.bsky.social in cheering on the Lighthiser v. Trump youth and filling the courthouse on September 16 & 17 at 7:15am in Missoula, MT ✊🌎RSVP: bit.ly/lvt-hearing1 Amplify using the toolkit: bit.ly/lvthearing-toolkit #YouthvTrump

This kind of collusion & manipulation of our legal system to nullify longstanding duly-enacted laws is yet another grave threat to democracy. While we couldn’t stop this preordained outcome, @publicjustice.bsky.social wasn’t just going to sit by and let it happen. TY Chris for lifting this up.

BREAKING: South Carolina has asked the Supreme Court for a permission slip to take away our client’s right to use the boys’ restrooms at school. Ninth grade is hard enough as is without state-mandated discrimination. The Supreme Court should deny South Carolina’s request.

Our youth need you with them! Join us and @ouryouth123.bsky.social in cheering on the Lighthiser v. Trump youth and filling the courthouse on September 16 & 17 at 7:15am in Missoula, MT ✊🌎RSVP: bit.ly/lvt-hearing1 Amplify using the toolkit: bit.ly/lvthearing-toolkit #YouthvTrump

This is endlessly frustrating about current activism. Disabled people are INCREDIBLE organizers and have fought for successful change for generations. And yet these days y’all leave us out of your activism and refuse to create accessible spaces. But look at what actual solidarity can accomplish:

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Esp since the feds are basically out of the business of protecting public health and safety, I'm so proud of my team here at Public Justice & excited about our latest win against one of the biggest corporate pollution menaces in history, Chemours (aka Dupont). www.newsandsentinel.com/news/busines...

"No matter where I lived, I knew this was guaranteed because after moving into a new place, we’d plug in our old box television, adjust the shitty little antenna just so, and voila, like magic, there was PBS. It was free."

So, we're all pretty much agreed that CBS cancelled The Late Show because Mr. Colbert calls out Trump's bullshit, right?

Brilliant.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just greenlit most of the Trump Administration's plan to dismantle the Department of Education BUT there is still an active order requiring the government to reinstate staff at the Office for Civil Rights.

Oral argument in our case Dunn v. Sante Fe is TOMORROW (Wed., July 16th) in the Tenth Circuit at 10 AM MDT/12 PM ET! Kudos to Hannah Kieschnick, @lnicholls.bsky.social, and our friends at Gupta Wessler LLP for their impressive work on this case. You can listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjtt...

Give yourself the treat of taking 2 mins out of your day to read this lovely piece. @charlotteclymer.bsky.social is a national treasure.

A nice boost for this great article @ @publicjustice.bsky.social 's lawsuit w/ our fabulous partners at OCT (@youthvgov.bsky.social) on behalf of courageous young people who refuse to accept the devastation of their planet by polluters & govt abettors. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/11/t...

"Don’t put this on God. You had plenty of warnings this might happen, and you chose to ignore them. You chose to leave the people you’re sworn to serve in the most vulnerable circumstances. You chose to risk danger befalling them." charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/do-not-put...

NEW: Hours after the Supreme Court effectively ended nationwide injunctions, immigrants' rights advocates have filed a new lawsuit -- a nationwide class action suit -- challenging Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship. www.huffpost.com/entry/groups...

Say it again for the folks in the back, David!!

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent hits the target. She is reminding us of the stakes in this case. And she is spot on. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Apropos of nothing, today would be a good day for folks to read Justice White's concurrence in Yoder and Justice Douglas's dissent in that case.

Democracy Forward, which has been very successful in holding Trump accountable via the courts, says SCOTUS' decision to partially block nationwide injunctions on Trump’s birthright citizenship exec order is "a disappointment" but "a number of pathways remain" to get court relief.

🔥 reaction from a fellow MoCo parent on today’s decision: “Anyone else in the mood to make a list of things that are against my religion and I need to be notified before school presents them? Christmas at the top of my list.”

Big win for public access to the courts today! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Nicely done, NYC! - kid from Queens

Putting aside all of the legal and political analysis for the moment, my heart is absolutely breaking for the families of trans kids across the country, and my rage and determination to keep fighting for them will not be contained.

Anguish over the Skirmetti opinion is a completely appropriate and justified reaction. But just like w/ Dobbs, state constitutions provide add'l protections. Some state EPCs are much broader than the fed EPC; others have implicit privacy/bodily autonomy rights. The fight moves to state courts now.

CC: @yeargain.bsky.social who has been saying this for a while. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...

It is impossible not to read this in conjunction with the Supreme Court's heartrbreaking, awful decision in Skrmetti allowing states to deny transgender teens the health care they need.

Deregulation puts meatpacking workers in grave danger. Fear of deportation keeps workers from speaking out. Great reporting from @jacobplaza.bsky.social‬ tying it all together:

Listen to my friend @debgoldendc.bsky.social - she knows of what she speaks!

On the shutting the fuck up part -- Cops will keep questioning you even after you ask for a lawyer. It is purposely disorienting and makes it seem like you really have to talk. If you do, there are ways that those statements can be used against you. So you really have to focus on shutting up!

Youth plaintiffs filed a motion to pause Trump’s dangerous fossil fuel executive orders. If granted, the injunction would protect the constitutional rights of young people and safeguard the scientific and legal tools needed to address the climate crisis. PR: bit.ly/lighthiser-6-13

Who was MN Rep. Melissa Hortman in the MN Legislature? READ about her consequential leadership in this THREAD by @taniel.bsky.social. Take the time.

Remembering the 49 lives taken at Pulse nightclub June 12, 2016. 💔🏳️‍🌈

As SCOTUS said in Houston v. Hill: The "freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state." www.thefire.org/supreme-cour...

16/ Our #DissenteroftheWeek is the National Institute of Health scientists. Scores of scientists at NIH sent a letter challenging “policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe.” www.nbcnewyork.com/news/nationa...

15/ The #DissenteroftheWeek goes to Kim Sajet, Director of the National Portrait Gallery in D.C. for continuing to show up to work after Trump announced she was fired. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...