John,

No one should ever get denied access to the courts for protections.

But our federal courts have been stacked with conservative justices who have watered down our country’s core civil rights acts. Extremist right-wing judges, including on the Supreme Court, are trying to take away our rights.

So I re-introduced the Justice For All Act to restore and expand protections of bills such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title IX of the Education Act of 1972.

We need the legal tools that will allow us to fight discrimination in court. Escalating attacks on our trans neighbors across the country make this legislation even more urgent. The bill’s protections include clarifying the definition of "sex" in Title IX to include sexual orientation and gender identity.  

Will you join me and original co-sponsors Reps. Cori Bush and Summer Lee by signing on in support of the Justice For All Act?

Passing the Justice For All Act would help us defend our communities, including elders, disabled people, Black and brown people, trans and queer people, and everyone who deserves equal justice under the law.

For example, Michigan’s racist emergency manager law led to the poisoning of children and families living in Flint. Some people even died because of the lead exposure. That racist law could have been challenged under the Civil Rights Act, but conservative case law decisions prevented true justice for the impacted communities.

If passed, the Justice For All Act would support victims of discriminatory impact (regardless of intent) by ensuring they receive the compensation they deserve and the attorney’s fees necessary to allow civil rights lawyers to take up their cases.

The bill would also end qualified immunity for government employees, including police officers. And it would prohibit racial and gender profiling in police investigations and activity.

Additionally, the bill would protect people in the courts by eliminating court-created defenses that allow employers to escape liability for creating hostile work environments, and by prohibiting compelled arbitration clauses, which are frequently used to extinguish consumer and employee rights.

We need to demonstrate that the bill has a ton of public support behind it, which is why I’m writing you today.

Will you join me and Reps. Cori Bush and Summer Lee now by adding your name in support of the Justice For All Act?

Thank you. Together, we’re fighting for equal justice for all of us.

In solidarity,

Rashida