People’s Parity Project
@peoplesparity.bsky.social
Nationwide network of law students and attorneys organizing to unrig the law and build a legal system that works for people, not corporate profits.
Quality schools, the right to vote, workers’ rights—state courts matter! Wonderful to discuss critical issues state courts decide w/ my friend & former Court of Appeals colleague Judge Lucy Inman. Thanks @prochoicenc.bsky.social, @commoncausenc.bsky.social & @peoplesparity.bsky.social for having us!
PPP and our allies in NC are hosting a conversation next week about why judicial elections are so crucial. We're talking to former judges about how courts can protect the rights of workers, voters, and everyone else in the state. Join us! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/…#/registration
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"Less than seven percent of American business court judges have experience working as public defenders, Legal Aid attorneys, or lawyers that represent injured workers and consumers."
People’s Parity Project@peoplesparity.bsky.social · 3mo ago1/2 Our NEW report, "Imbalanced Justice: U.S. Business Courts” examined the professional backgrounds of the 213 business court judges in 26 states. Verdict? The overwhelming majority in many states come from corporate backgrounds. peoplesparity.org/research/imb...
1/2 Our NEW report, "Imbalanced Justice: U.S. Business Courts” examined the professional backgrounds of the 213 business court judges in 26 states. Verdict? The overwhelming majority in many states come from corporate backgrounds. peoplesparity.org/research/imb...
Imbalanced Justice: U.S. Business Courts - People's Parity Project
A New Report Examines How Judges’ Corporate Backgrounds Could Skew Fair Outcomes for Consumers Research shows that fewer than 7% of business court judges
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1/2 Our NEW report, "Imbalanced Justice: U.S. Business Courts” examined the professional backgrounds of the 213 business court judges in 26 states. Verdict? The overwhelming majority in many states come from corporate backgrounds. peoplesparity.org/research/imb...
Imbalanced Justice: U.S. Business Courts - People's Parity Project
A New Report Examines How Judges’ Corporate Backgrounds Could Skew Fair Outcomes for Consumers Research shows that fewer than 7% of business court judges
peoplesparity.org
We looked into the “business courts” that are sweeping the nation. We found that nearly half the judges are former corporate lawyers, even though many of these courts hear cases involving workers and consumers. In some states, it’s 100%. newrepublic.com/article/2102...
The Stealthy Rise of the Business Court
States are rushing to establish new judicial venues to resolve business disputes. But the way they’re being built suggests they’ll be very cozy with corporate power.
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Letting six lawyers, hand-picked for their extreme views and subject to no democratic accountability, decide whose votes matter in our country—in what should be a democracy—is a choice. It’s a choice that nearly every Democrat in Congress is currently making. We can, and must, make a different one.
What do you call 1,000s of lawyers at a No Kings rally? ✊Democracy. ❌👑TOMORROW, 3/28 - see you on the streets. www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=ppp
🔥"The inertia on Court reform [reflects] a problem with our country’s political-cultural mythology surrounding the Court in general—and Chief Justice Roberts in particular—as some sort of neutral and detached arbiter of the truth that operates wholly outside the domain of partisan politics."🔥
Roosevelt Institute@rooseveltinstitute.org · 5mo agoNEW: The president keeps attacking the Supreme Court after its tariff ruling, but the bigger story is structural. SCOTUS overwhelmingly rules for the wealthy and obstructs legitimate progressive policies. @toddntucker.com & @shahrzadshams.bsky.social explain why court reform must be a priority ⬇️📝
🗳️The Roberts Court is a threat to democracy. If we don't make court reform a priority, we'll continue watching our rights slip away, one terrible decision at a time.
We will not stay silent as SCOTUS abandons the rule of law We will not stand aside in the face of authoritarianism We will defend our democracy and our Constitution Join the Lawyers March for Democracy at No Kings ❌ 👑 RSVP ➡️ www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=ppp
With @peoplesparity.bsky.social and the CT Pro-People Judiciary Coalition we pushed CT to be the first state where the JSC reports professional backgrounds of all applicants and selected candidates. Would love to see more do the same as you suggest! ctmirror.org/2025/07/08/a...
A more transparent judiciary better serves the people
Public interest attorneys with backgrounds representing the people rather than the powerful are significantly underrepresented among Connecticut judges.
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Confidence in the Supreme Court is now at a record low: 22%. Turns out “trust us” stops working when the rulings look political.
🚫👑 The legal community is mobilizing against authoritarianism. Join us at No Kings on 3.28 RSVP: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=ppp
🔥Our Hot Bench series kicks off this month with 3 SCOTUS oral argument watch parties - we'll dissect decisions in real time & sharpen our legal critiques. ✅March 23: 10AM Watson v RNC ✅March 24: ~12PM Noem v Al Otro Lado ✅March 25: 10AM Flower Foods v Brock RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/hot-b...
▶️Don't miss a conversation with Josh Michtom, former veteran public defender and current lawyer for children, @rsgat.bsky.social this Wed 3/18 at 1PM EST in our new "In It Together" series ✅RSVP today! actionnetwork.org/events/in-it...
Check out PPP's @mollycoleman.bsky.social on organizing during political crisis, the limits of courts as vehicles for change, and why community action — not institutions alone — ultimately drives democratic resilience with @kathryn1.bsky.social
Above The Law@abovethelaw.com · 5mo agoThis Harvard Law School Grad Has The Progressive Answer To FedSoc https://abovethelaw.com/2026/03/this-harvard-law-school-grad-has-the-progressive-answer-to-fedsoc/
In our new "In It Together" series, we'll be having one-on-one conversations with public interest lawyers & advocates for perspective & a reminder that no one fights alone. ✅Join us: 3/18 @ 1PM EST with public defender Josh Michtom @rsgat.bsky.social ✅RSVP today! actionnetwork.org/events/in-it...
🤔Senate Republicans just voted to sideline their own wartime powers. Now a conservative Supreme Court could finish the job, striking down the law that limits Trump's ability to wage a war with virtually no limits.
How The Supreme Court Could Legalize Trump’s Iran War
A congressional showdown over the Iran War could provide conservative justices their long-awaited chance to let presidents launch wars without any limits or authorization.
levernews.com
It’s worth emphasizing that the Supreme Court has propped up this presidential lawlessness. When Congress enacted limits on presidential power in 1973, it included an enforcement provision. If the president said there’s an “emergency from attack” and Congress disagreed, it could order troops home.
Niko Bowie@nikobowie.bsky.social · 5mo agoThis is an unjust, illegal war. It violates our treaties and our laws. Presidential impunity must end.
1/2 ⚖️ In the recent tariff ruling, Justice Brett Kavanaugh lamented that the refund process is likely to be a “mess.” He may be correct - but his dissent overlooks the fact that it was the Court’s conservative majority that caused this mess in the first place.
How the Supreme Court’s Conservatives Created the Tariff Refunds “Mess”
Brett Kavanaugh called the prospect of refunding Trump’s tariffs a “mess.” But he and his colleagues are the ones who created it.
ballsandstrikes.org
1/2 👉The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war - but a long line of Supreme Court decisions has expanded presidential authority to initiate military action without clear congressional approval. @skennedy2504.myatproto.social
How the Supreme Court Enabled Trump's Unilateral War on Iran
For almost a century, the U.S. Supreme Court has been incredibly solicitous of executive power in foreign affairs.
liberalcurrents.com
1/2 ⚖️DOJ lawyers swear to uphold the constitution - Trump’s immigration policies stand in direct opposition to this oath. “For any lawyer in this position who actually cares about their professional and moral responsibilities, there is a very simple answer: quit.” @rsgat.bsky.social
DOJ Lawyers Who Cared Would Quit
Ethical rules prescribe a clear path forward for the government attorneys being asked to violate the Constitution on a daily basis.
ballsandstrikes.org
❌👑The greatest threat to American democracy is not from armies abroad or international threats, it is from constitutional erosion within. The tried and true anecdote? We must use our voices, our vote and our streets to demand that our constitution belongs to US. #NoKings www.ms.now/ali-velshi/t...
It’s up to the American people to stand up for the constitutional order
As Trump continues his assault on democracy, Ali Velshi evokes calls to action from patriots that span America's history.
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🚨🚨Future lawyers, take note: In this moment of constitutional crisis, the path you take has never been more important. You can use your law degree to defend the rule of law & hold power accountable - or you can use it to protect the status quo. The choice is yours. www.law.com/internationa...
In his 1st year back, Trump has attempted to dismantle the checks & balances that have sustained American democracy for 250 years — silencing journalists, weaponizing the DOJ, defying federal judges, bypassing Congress & killing people without accountability. ❌ 👑 No one is above the law
Big Law is facing an ethics crisis. Our Big Law organizing guide offers key questions for lawyers and law students to ask so we can protect the rule of law within firms and during recruitment. Check it out & share ▶️ peoplesparity.org/dont-bend-th...
Do Ethics Mean Anything in Big Law? | Law.com
A cascade of controversies sparked by the Epstein files is putting the commercial legal profession under intense scrutiny. The question is no longer whether firms bend the rules but where moral judgem...
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1/2 🏛️🛑Conservative supreme courts have emerged as a surprising obstacle to Republicans’ extreme political agendas. Republican-controlled legislatures are pulling all the stops to bring these courts to heel writes @skennedy2504.myatproto.social
Republicans Have Mastered This One Weird Trick For Dealing With Judges They Don’t Like
In several states, GOP lawmakers are pushing proposals to route high-stakes cases to judges who are friends of the conservative movement.
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