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https://www.ctpublic.org/2013-09-19/years-after-historic-ruling-execution-still-a-random-justice
Evan Mandery's A Wild Justice is an account of the legal battles that led to the U.S. Supreme Court striking down capital punishment, then reversing course...
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https://www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-npr/2025-12-08/fbi-agents-sue-after-being-fired-for-kneeling-during-racial-justice-protest
The FBI agents kneeled during a protest in 2020 not to reflect a left-wing political view, but to de-escalate a volatile situation, they say in court papers....
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https://www.deloitte.com/global/en/Industries/government-public/blogs/understanding-public-priorities-for-criminal-justice.html
Justice systems may seem to have some straightforward goals in the form of crime reduction and maintaining the rule of law.
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https://carleton.ca/sppa/2022/phil-ryan-is-climate-justice-a-matter-of-taste/
By Phil Ryan 7th June 2022 Transforming Society, Policy Press While there is near-universal agreement concerning the essential facts of the climate
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https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/03/29/seattle-and-justice-officials-seek-end-most-oversight-of-citys-police
U.S. Justice Department and Seattle officials seek an end to most federal oversight of the city's police department, saying its sustained reform efforts are a...
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https://www.ctpublic.org/2024-07-03/supreme-courts-immunity-ruling-could-hurt-justice-department
The Supreme Court suggests a president's conversations with Justice Department officials are out of bounds for prosecutors -- even when he may be pressing them...
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https://publiccounsel.org/national-pro-bono-week-2025/
Dec 12, 2025 - Pro bono is part of Public Counsel’s DNA. Our partnerships with volunteer attorneys, law students, ...
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https://www.ctpublic.org/2020-09-18/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-champion-of-gender-equality-dies-at-87
Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous...
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https://publicknowledge.org/policy/public-interest-matthew-d-green-v-u-s-department-of-justice-amicus-brief/
More than 15 public interest, accessibility, security, and right to repair advocates filed an amicus brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...
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https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-agreement-protect-rights-military-and-overseas-voters-new-mexico
The Justice Department today announced that it has reached an agreement with New Mexico officials to help ensure that military service members and other U.S....
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https://publiccounsel.org/issues/access-to-justice/
Sep 3, 2025 - Everyone deserves equal access to justice, no matter who they are, where they’re from, or what they can afford.
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https://www.publicjustice.net/attorneys-resources-materials/
Oct 16, 2025 - Public Justice’s Students’ Civil Rights Project provides support and resources to attorneys across the country litigating discrimination cases on behalf of...
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https://www.aft.org/resolution/support-restorative-justice-programs-schools-receive-public-funds
WHEREAS, there is a crisis of criminalization in this current generation of our nation's youth, which has come to be known as the "school-to-prison pipeline,"...
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https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/testimony-new-york-city-council-committee-public-safety
Laura Hecht-Felella testified before the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety on November 18, 2019, about the need for increased public oversight...
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https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-six-new-firearms-technical-assistance-project-sites-and-awards
The Department of Justice announced today six new sites selected to participate in the Firearms Technical Assistance Project (FTAP) expansion as part of the...
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https://www.nhpr.org/npr-blogs/2014-03-25/karl-r-thompson-tapped-to-lead-key-justice-department-unit
Thompson has been named acting head of the Office of Legal Counsel, which approves executive branch legal arguments on armed drones, surveillance and other...
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https://www.publicrightsproject.org/what-we-do/legal-advocacy/vera-institute-justice-department-june-2025/
Jul 23, 2025 - Public Rights Project files amicus brief for 25 jurisdictions to protect public safety and more in local communities.
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https://wvpublic.org/story/government/u-s-sen-jim-justice-of-west-virginia-agrees-to-pay-nearly-5-2m-in-overdue-personal-taxes/
Nov 26, 2025 - U.S. Sen. Jim Justice of West Virginia has agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million in overdue personal taxes, the latest saga for the former billionaire who has been...
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https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/counterterrorism/public-safety-veteran-charles-werner-joins-uva-center-for-public-safety-and-justice-advisory-board/
Charles Werner, an influential figures in public safety leadership and innovation, has announced he will be joining the Distinguished Advisory Board at the...
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https://www.ojp.gov/library/publications/information-integration-public-safety-officers
This analysis found that there are large amounts of publicly available datasets that are not available to the public safety officer in the field, but if made...
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https://worldjusticeproject.org/our-work/research-scholarship/twin-crises-public-health-and-rule-law
The World Justice Project is focusing knowledge- and awareness-building activities across four issue areas where the public health crisis and rule of law...
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https://www.ojp.gov/library/publications/public-safety-technology-news
This section of TECHBeat presents abstracts of articles on public safety that have appeared in newspapers, magazines, or websites.
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https://www.brennancenter.org/topics/money-politics/public-campaign-financing/small-donor-public-financing
Small donor public financing increases the diversity of political donors and brings us closer to a democracy where everyone participates.
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https://www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-npr/2021-06-25/in-suing-georgia-justice-department-says-states-new-voting-law-targets-black-voters
The lawsuit marks the first major action from the Biden administration to combat a series of new restrictive voting measures passed by Republican-led state...
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https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-arrest-premises-search-and-seizures-multiple-website-domains
The Justice Department today announced a series of coordinated and court-authorized actions to disrupt the illicit revenue generation efforts of Democratic...
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https://www.nhpr.org/2014-03-11/with-courts-far-from-reservations-justice-can-be-hard-to-find-too
Those living on the Wind River Indian Reservation must travel five hours to attend federal court hearings. Residents and attorneys say this unfairly prevents...
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https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-settles-fair-housing-lawsuit-multitech-engineering-services-inc
The Justice Department announced today that Multi/Tech Engineering Services Inc., an engineering firm based in Salem, Ore., has agreed to pay more than $60,000...
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https://www.cityam.com/scathing-report-blames-moj-for-wasting-public-funds-and-failing-justice-system/
A damning PAC report has revealed that a cyberattack at the Legal Aid last year allowed hackers to access sensitive provider information for four months.
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https://www.publicjustice.net/scrp-in-the-news/
May 28, 2024 - Ohio State STEM Student Seeks Sixth Cir. Recognition as Employee Bloomberg Law March 20, 2024 Oklahoma Nonbinary Student’s Death Shines a Light on...
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https://www.ctpublic.org/2020-09-19/mourners-gather-at-supreme-court-to-honor-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg
The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court justice, sent mourners flocking to the Supreme Court for an impromptu vigil.
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https://www.stjohns.edu/news-media/news/2025-08-12/lone-star-state-big-apple-summer-public-interest-fellows-advance-justice
Walking into a Texas courthouse as an intern with the Dispute Resolution Center of Montgomery County, Inc. (DRC-MC), Megan P.
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Sep 10, 2025 - Riding the line: Memphis and the need for public transportation Years of underfunding have brought the Memphis Area Transit Authority to the tipping
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https://www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-npr/2024-11-03/meet-the-religious-leaders-shaping-the-next-generation-of-social-justice-activism
The Yale Center for Public Theology and Public Policy is raising up the next generation of Christian leaders focused on social justice. It's led by Rev....
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https://www.nhpr.org/2018-11-15/trump-supports-changes-to-criminal-justice-system
David Greene talks to Holly Harris of the Justice Action Network about Trump endorsing legislation that could shorten sentences for some drug offenders and...
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https://www.nicepublicsafety.com/resources/british-transport-police
As a national force covering a broad swathe of rail lines and properties, the British Transport Police (BTB) faces unique policing challenges. That’s...
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https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-obtains-317000-discrimination-settlement-euless-texas-apartment-complex
The United States has settled a housing discrimination lawsuit in Euless, Texas, concerning discrimination against persons of Middle Eastern and South Asian...
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https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-publish-final-rule-strengthen-web-and-mobile-app-access-people
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today signed a final rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure the accessibility of web...
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https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/department-justice-files-motion-hold-missouri-pesticide-manufacturer-contempt-failing-comply
This is archived content from the U.S. Department of Justice website. The information here may be outdated and links may no longer function. Please contact...
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/09/25/ginsburgs-trainer-honors-late-justice-with
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's trainer of 21 years, Bryant Johnson, did pushups Friday morning in her honor, as the late justice laid in state. Johnson became well...
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https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-monitor-elections-nebraska
The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor the primary elections on May 15, 2012, in Colfax and Douglas Counties in Nebraska, to ensure...
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/04/03/justice-department-to-review-all-civil-rights
The order by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the bid to reassess an agreement in Baltimore may signal that the Trump administration plans to scale back...
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https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/research/our-programmes/public-right-to-justice
Oct 31, 2025 - Examining how the justice system serves the public and how it can better meet people's legal needs.
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-federal-trade-commission-seek-information-unfair-and-anticompetitive
Today, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly launched a public inquiry to identify unfair and anticompetitive practices and...
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https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/brennan-center-defends-west-virginia-judicial-public-financing-program
The Brennan Center for Justice filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, seeking to compel election officials to comply with the...
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https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/immigrant-health/10-actions-health-agencies-can-take-to-advance-the-health-of-immigrant-people
[From our partners at HIP ] Whether your health agency is just beginning this work or already deep in it, we hope these actions will provide direction,...
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https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-settles-lawsuit-against-south-dakota-business-behalf-air-national-guard
The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with BioFusion Health Products Inc., based in Rapid City, South Dakota....
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https://www.publicjustice.net/40-years-40-cases/
May 30, 2024 - As Public Justice’s 40th year came to a close in 2022, we launched our #40Cases40Years campaign, highlighting our top 40 cases on our social media feeds....
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https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/speech/associate-attorney-general-vanita-gupta-delivers-remarks-justice-departments-national
This is archived content from the U.S. Department of Justice website. The information here may be outdated and links may no longer function. Please contact...
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https://www.wosu.org/npr-news/2025-09-17/the-justice-department-sues-maine-and-oregon-ratcheting-up-demands-for-voter-data
The Department of Justice is escalating its demands for sensitive data from voting officials, suing two Democratic-controlled states who have thus far rebuffed...
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/06/23/politics-influenced-justice-department-in-roger
Two Justice Department lawyers say their superiors took marching orders from the White House in politically sensitive cases. They're scheduled to talk to a...
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https://publicadvocates.org/our-work-2/climate-justice/
Jul 7, 2025 - Climate Justice It’s time to create a more just, livable worldwith healthy communities. California needs ... Read more
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https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/social-justice
Learn more about current social justice issues through free online resources and programs.
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https://www.ctpublic.org/2025-02-04/fbi-gives-justice-details-on-employees-who-worked-jan-6-cases-fbi-agents-sue
The details on FBI employees comes in response to a Justice Department memo last week, asking for names of all current and former FBI personnel who worked on...
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https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-awards-95-million-improve-public-safety-state-tennessee
The Department of Justice today announced awards of approximately $95 million to support public safety efforts in the state of Tennessee. The funding from the...
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https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-urges-us-sentencing-commission-make-certain-individuals-incarcerated-drug
Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday that the Justice Department would formally support a proposal under consideration by the U.S. Sentencing...
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https://wvpublic.org/wvpb-podcast/us-them/waiting-for-justice/
Mar 5, 2024 - In Charleston, WV back in November 2016, William Pulliam, a 62-year-old white man, shot and killed James Means, a 15-year-old African-American boy. The
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https://www.ctpublic.org/2019-04-10/justice-department-accuses-maker-of-suboxone-with-fraud-conspiracy
Federal prosecutors charge British drug maker Indivior with felony fraud and conspiracy for its marketing of opioid addiction products including Suboxone.
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https://www.publicjustice.net/the-43rd-annual-public-justice-gala-awards-presentation/
Jul 15, 2025 - Monday, July 21st | 6pm Four Seasons Hotel | San Francisco Reception sponsored by Verita. Join the Public Justice community of allies, advocates, clients...
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