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People’s Parity Project: Lawyers Are Destroying Our Country
If you've been following our work here at PPP, you probably knew that Roe v. Wade was never going to make it through the summer, but actually reading the leaked opinion last night was still shockingly, horrifyingly awful. Real people—largely Black, brown, and...
People’s Parity Project Statement on Leaked Supreme Court Draft Opinion Overturning Roe v. Wade
Washington, D.C. — Following Monday’s leak of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, People's Parity Project's Policy & Program Director Tristin Brown released the following statement: “The leaked Supreme Court...
Join Our Team: Now Hiring a State Courts Manager
[Applications for this position are currently closed.] The People’s Parity Project (PPP) seeks a creative, self-motivated, and strategic State Courts Manager to join a growing team and manage the organization’s work to build state courts that serve as venues for...
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...
People’s Parity Project Statement on Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2022 CONTACT: Tristin Brown, press@peoplesparity.org Washington, D.C. — Following today's announcement that the Senate has voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, People's Parity Project's Policy & Program...
Imbalanced Justice: Professional Diversity of the Connecticut Judicial Bench
State courts hold incredible sway over the lives of Connecticut residents, deciding case s on topics ranging from child custody to land use, murder trials to car accidents. Despite this immense power, little attention has been paid to the professional backgrounds of...
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In the News: Why Clarence Thomas’ wife is a major problem for the Supreme Court
Jon Skolnik writes in Salon: Progressive advocacy groups are calling on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from cases relating to the activism of his wife, Ginni Thomas, a prominent conservative operative whose political activities, the groups...
In the News: On the Courts, the Battle to Confirm Jackson is Only the Beginning
Trip Brennan writes for Blue Tent: “...the right-wing takeover of the courts is also a story of liberal failure. Part of that failure was an inability to recognize key differences between the right and left when it comes to building power; groups that attempted to ape...
In the News: The first Black woman appointed to the Supreme Court will be extraordinary, but she can’t save the Supreme Court
PPP’s own Tristin Brown, with Tamara Brummer and Meagan Hatcher-Mays, writes for The Grio: Representation is important, but it is not enough when the institution that the first Black female justice is entering is broken. If we are to see the fullness of this historic...
In the News: Biden Supreme Court pick seems likely to make progressives happy
Hanna Trudo writes for the Hill: “There’s general agreement that we don’t need someone who’s been a management-side attorney on the Supreme Court,” said Molly Coleman, executive director of People’s Parity Project, without mentioning Childs by name. “That’s not an...
In the News: Progressives Urge Biden to Nominate Justice on Side of Workers, Not Corporations
Julia Conley writes for Common Dreams: Tristin Brown, policy and program director at People's Parity Project—a network of law students and lawyers "organizing to unrig the legal system and build a justice system that values people over profits"—told The Hill that...
In the News: Clyburn’s favorite for high court faces scrutiny over corporate work
Harper Neidig writes for The Hill: Tristin Brown, the policy and program director at People’s Parity Project, a progressive network of law students and young lawyers advocating to reform the legal system, said that past corporate legal work should be carefully...
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