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About Us
The People’s Parity Project is made up of law students and attorneys organizing nationwide to end how the legal profession—and the law itself—enables injustice.
We are committed to demystifying and dismantling the coercive legal tools that allow the powerful to get away with violating workers’ rights, ripping off consumers, and shielding corporations and the courts from accountability.
KNOWLEDGE
Collect information about how the legal system enables injustice to educate our communities.
SOLUTIONS
Identify and implement best practices to improve how we address pervasive problems.
POWER
Use our collective voice in the legal profession to make the law work for everyone, not just the powerful.
Upcoming Events
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The Latest
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...
Register Now: 2022 Convening
This summer, law students, attorneys, and legal advocates from around the country are joining together to unf*ck the law. From July 8-10, 2022, People’s Parity Project (PPP) will convene our progressive community for three days of policy deep dives, skills trainings,...
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...
PPP Book Club: Allow Me to Retort by Elie Mystal
Join us on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. ET from June 8 to July 6 for a shared reading of Elie Mystal's Allow Me to Retort. Looking for a way to stay engaged with fellow progressive lawyers and law students? Join us for our book club! For our first book, we will be...
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...
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...
Today @GovKathyHochul committed to nominating a Chief Judge for #TheCourtNYDeserves. Our coalition of 135+ organizations agrees. We need a Chief Judge with a history of defending all New Yorkers' rights. Here's what that means. 🧵 https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-the-chief-judge-new-york-state-deserves-20221123-k65ukkzzajf57cxb6graeyvtse-story.html
It wasn't just control of the House and Senate on the ballot last week; the elections also had big consequences for state supreme courts nationwide.
What all happened? Our State Courts Manager, @BillyCorriher, breaks it down for @GOVERNING:
https://www.governing.com/now/triumphs-and-setbacks-in-efforts-to-reshape-state-supreme-courts
BREAKING: 48K University of Calfornia TAs, postdocs & other student workers just walked off the job.
It's the largest strike in the US since 2019.
Many UC workers earn < $24k/yr. A PhD student I spoke to said they donate blood plasma to make ends meet.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/14/university-california-strike-academic-workers-union/
Unfortunately, we are required to postpone today's event on what comes next in the fight for federal court reform. We look forward to seeing you at the rescheduled event soon!
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We're thrilled to have @BillyCorriher joining us to lead our work to build state courts that work for people, not corporate profits.
Please join us in welcoming him on his first day!