Our Legal System is Rigged, &
Working People Pay the Price
Conservative and corporate interests have spent decades building a legal system that works for the wealthy and the powerful, not the people. It’s going to take deep, hard organizing work—a true movement dedicated to real justice, within and outside of our legal system—in order to build a better future. Will you join us?
About Us
People’s Parity Project is a movement of attorneys and law students organizing for a democratized legal system which values people over profits, builds the power of working people, and opposes subordination of anyform.
Together, we are dismantling a profession that upholds corporate power and building a legal system that is a force for justice and equity.
Our work focuses on building power for working people in the civil legal system through organizing, policy innovation, political education, and solidarity.
COMMUNITY
Bringing together lawyers and law students from around the country to unrig the law.
ORGANIZING
Doing the organizing and strategic short- and long-term advocacy needed to build a legal system that works for the people.
POWER
Building the power of the people at all levels of our democracy.
Upcoming Events
NYC Lawyers Chapter Kickoff
Connect with progressive lawyers in your area who want to help unrig the law. Food and drinks provided-- just bring a passion for justice! Register here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/nyc-lawyers-chapter-kickoff
The Latest
PPP in the News: Maura Healey Is Not Taking Judicial Ethics Seriously
PPP's own Molly Coleman writes for Balls & Strikes about Governor Maura Healey's decision to nominate her former romantic partner to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court: "Filling the judiciary with corporate attorneys and prosecutors has been done before. So...
Video: State Court Judges, Why They Matter, & Why You Should Be One
https://youtu.be/qqg929F21nw Law students and junior attorneys, this is the event for you! This virtual event is aimed at law students and early career attorneys who may be interested in learning more about state court judges, their role in our judiciary system, and...
PPP in the News: Report: CT judges’ professional backgrounds impact eviction rates
Ginny Monk writes for the Connecticut Mirror that, “Renters are more likely to be evicted if their housing court case goes before former corporate attorneys or prosecutors, who have a disproportionate presence in Connecticut state courts, according to a new report."...
PPP on a Podcast: How to Fight Back
In part four of 5-4's series on the Federalist Society, PPP's Executive Director Molly Coleman spoke about where the legal left has gone wrong in the past, and PPP's current work to challenge the corporate capture of the legal system. "On the left, we've spent a lot...
Impact of Judges Professional Backgrounds on Eviction Outcomes
Today, the People’s Parity Project released a report assessing the impact of judges' professional backgrounds on outcomes in eviction cases, finding statistically significant differences in average renter outcomes depending on judges' legal experience. Additionally,...
First Speaker Announced: Niko Bowie to Kick Off “What To Do About the Courts” Reading Group
We're thrilled to announce the first speaker for What To Do About the Courts, the six-part reading group led by PPP and The Law and Political Economy Project. PPP board member Niko Bowie is the Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he teaches...
PPP in the News: North Carolina GOP Drops Crusade Against Jurist Who Questioned Racial Bias, for Now
PPP's own Billy Corriher writes for Slate that, "Justice Anita Earls, a Democrat and former civil rights lawyer, is no longer at risk of losing her seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court for speaking out about bias and discrimination at the highest level of the...
PPP Statement on the N.C. Judicial Standards Commission Ending its Sham Investigation Against Justice Anita Earls
People's Parity Project Statement on the N.C. Judicial Standards Commission Ending its Sham Investigation Against Justice Anita Earls Raleigh, NC—Today, the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission ended its investigation into Justice Anita Earls, who faced...