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In the News: How Biden’s Biggest Achievement Got Derailed
Alexander Sammon writes about judicial nominees for The American Prospect: The Biden White House far outpaced other Democratic administrations in filling vacancies, actually confirming the most judges for a first-year president since Ronald Reagan; Donald Trump only...
In the News: State Courts Are New Progressive Focus After Abortion Ruling
Madison Alder writes for Bloomberg Law: Progressives are paying more attention to state courts in an attempt to protect abortion access and other priorities while acknowledging they’re playing catch up. “Lots of folks are already focused on state courts, unfortunately...
Announcing the Inaugural Cohort of PPP Leadership Fellows
The legal profession has long been captured by corporate interests. As a result, we have a legal system built to serve those same interests, rather than the everyday people most in need of justice. This corporate capture begins as soon as law students arrive on...
Statement on the End of Federal Constitutional Protections for Abortion Access
Washington, D.C. — Following Friday’s Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and thereby ending federal constitutional protections for abortion access, People's Parity Project's...
On the Air: Re-rigging the Justice System in Favor of Equity
PPP's own Tristin Brown and Steve Kennedy appeared on the Hartford Times podcast to discuss re-rigging the justice system in favor of equity. PPP's @trisquire and @skennedy2504 chatted state courts on "Make Change Happen with Steven Hernández" — check it out!...
In the News: Pro Bono Is Broken
PPP's own Steve Kennedy writes for Balls & Strikes: For firms, highlighting their pro bono work burnishes their reputations with current and prospective clients, and helps recruit lawyers and law students who hope to serve their communities while still bringing...
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In the News: How Biden’s Biggest Achievement Got Derailed
Alexander Sammon writes about judicial nominees for The American Prospect: The Biden White House far outpaced other Democratic administrations in filling vacancies, actually confirming the most judges for a first-year president since Ronald Reagan; Donald Trump only...
In the News: State Courts Are New Progressive Focus After Abortion Ruling
Madison Alder writes for Bloomberg Law: Progressives are paying more attention to state courts in an attempt to protect abortion access and other priorities while acknowledging they’re playing catch up. “Lots of folks are already focused on state courts, unfortunately...
On the Air: Re-rigging the Justice System in Favor of Equity
PPP's own Tristin Brown and Steve Kennedy appeared on the Hartford Times podcast to discuss re-rigging the justice system in favor of equity. PPP's @trisquire and @skennedy2504 chatted state courts on "Make Change Happen with Steven Hernández" — check it out!...
In the News: Pro Bono Is Broken
PPP's own Steve Kennedy writes for Balls & Strikes: For firms, highlighting their pro bono work burnishes their reputations with current and prospective clients, and helps recruit lawyers and law students who hope to serve their communities while still bringing...
In the News: Biden Turns to Lower Court Backlog After Jackson Confirmation
Madison Alder writes for Bloomberg Law about the backlog of open judicial seats as midterm elections grow closer: “While we were assured repeatedly by the White House that they wouldn’t stall lower court nominations during the Supreme Court confirmation process, we’ve...
In the News: Watching the Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearing as a Survivor of Childhood Sexual Assault
Our Organizing Director here at the People's Parity Project, Steve Kennedy, wrote for Slate about watching Judge Jackson's hearing as a survivor of childhood sexual assault: "I have rarely felt so seen by someone other than a fellow survivor as I did hearing Jackson’s...
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The Chief Judge sits on NY's highest court & leads our state court system. Grateful for @cca_ny @PeoplesParity & 110+ orgs urging @GovKathyHochul to nominate a Court of Appeals Chief Judge w/ a record of fighting for workers, tenants, incarcerated people & all NYers's rights. https://twitter.com/CCA_NY/status/1559198023779078149
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Over 110 organizations sent @GovKathyHochul an open letter calling on her to nominate a new Chief Judge who will stand up for the rights of New Yorkers - and provide a bulwark to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read the full letter here: https://communityalternatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/letter-to-governor-hochul-regarding-chief-judge-nomination.pdf
MUST READ: Over 110 organizations sent @GovKathyHochul a letter calling on her to nominate a new Chief Judge with a record of fighting for workers, tenants, and incarcerated people. Here's why this matters: 🧵
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2022/08/progressive-groups-tell-hochul-next-chief-judge-must-not-be-former-prosecutor/375840/
🚨 Applications are due this Friday! 🚨
Learn more and apply: https://peoplesparity.org/leadershipfellows/
We know that dedicated law school organizers can effectively build a legal culture that is pro-people, not pro-corporate.
That's why we're launching our inaugural Leadership Fellows cohort of rising 2Ls!
Learn more and apply today: https://www.peoplesparity.org/leadershipfellows/
Every time a person gets a job, decides to ask for fair wages or better working conditions, buys something, pays rent, or gets sick and seeks healthcare, those economic interactions are shaped by the decisions of federal judges. More from @AFJustice: http://bit.ly/EJJudges
Join @PeoplesParity tonight and learn about different paths you can take to become a public interest lawyer. Register here: https://peoplesparity.org/event/no-ci-pathways-to-public-interest-law-careers/