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American democracy is in jeopardy, from the disastrous Citizens United ruling that flooded our politics with corporate cash to the immoral assault on voting rights. We work every day to defend against these threats and advance bold reforms.

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The U.S. government should work for the public, not corporations or industry. It should safeguard consumers, workers and the environment, and be funded well enough to do so. The budget process must not be obstructed by partisanship.

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It’s Time to Cut the Bloated Pentagon Budget to Fund People, Not Military Contractors

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Every day, Big Banks, Big Polluters, and Big Tech companies are threatening our economy, our environment, and our democracy – sacrificing Main Street Americans and our families on the altar of corporate profits. Public Citizen advocates for ordinary people by taking on corporate interests and their cronies in government.

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Prescription drugs are unaffordable and new drugs and devices often are approved without being proven safe and effective. Public Citizen challenges Big Pharma, device manufacturers and federal regulators to make drugs and medical devices safe, effective and accessible to all.

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Health Care [5]

Health care in the U.S. leaves too many people out, costs too much and doesn’t meet acceptable standards of quality. Much of the care that we get is unaffordable, unnecessary or harmful. Public Citizen advocates Medicare for All, stronger oversight of dangerous doctors and safe clinical trials.

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Report: Ranking of the Rate of State Medical Boards’ Serious Disciplinary Actions, 2021-2023

Report: Thirty-One Years of Pharmaceutical Industry Criminal and Civil Penalties: 1991-2021
Globalization & Trade [6]

Global Trade Watch’s mission is to ensure that in this era of globalization, a majority have the opportunity to enjoy economic security, a healthy environment, safe food, medicines and products, access to quality affordable services such as health care and the exercise of democratic decision-making about the matters that affect our lives.

Global Trade Watch has led the fight against corporate-rigged “trade” agreements that provide special powers for Big Pharma to raise medicine prices, promote the outsourcing of jobs to low-wage countries and undermine the food safety and other safeguards on which our families rely.

For decades, we have fought for progressive alternatives that benefit people and the planet. Learn more about our work.

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Climate & Energy [7]

The climate crisis is the challenge of our time. We can fix it with solutions that will make us healthier and more economically secure. We must act quickly to make our economy run on renewable power — and ensure that disadvantaged families and displaced workers share equitably in the new economy. We also must fight the corrupting power of fossil fuel companies and ensure that energy regulators are effective and publicly accountable.

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Climate Roadmap for U.S. Financial Regulation

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Justice & the Courts [8]

Litigation can remedy or deter wrongdoing, impact policy and meaningfully slow abuses of power. Whether suing on behalf of our members to ensure the honest functioning of government, or representing individual consumers seeking redress in court, our litigation draws on our expertise in administrative law, constitutional law, and government transparency.

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Litigation can remedy or deter wrongdoing, impact policy and meaningfully slow abuses of power. Whether suing on behalf of our members to ensure the honest functioning of government, or representing individual consumers seeking redress in court, our litigation draws on our expertise in administrative law, constitutional law, and government transparency.

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Speerly v. General Motors

November 18, 2024

In this product defect litigation, automobile purchasers sued General Motors alleging a latent defect in the transmission systems of certain…

Sun Valley Orchards v. Department of Labor

November 14, 2024

The H-2A program, authorized by section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, enables employers to hire temporary foreign agricultural…

Littman v. U.S. Department of Labor

November 13, 2024

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to provide minimum wages and other benefits to “employees.” Often, however, employers…

Career Colleges & Schools of Texas v. U.S. Department of Education

November 12, 2024

Under the Higher Education Act, student loan borrowers who can show that the school they attended engaged in certain wrongful…

Good v. U.S. Department of Education

November 12, 2024

Jeffrey Good submitted disputes to each of the three major credit reporting agencies, alerting them to errors in his credit…

Properties of the Villages, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission

November 11, 2024

In April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that noncompete clauses in employment contracts are unfair methods of competition…

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We litigate public interest cases at all levels of the judiciary. See our legal briefs and articles on lawyering in the public interest.

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Tell Congress: Pass the Protecting Our Democracy Act

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Threats to Democracy

Protecting Elected Officials from Threats

Get Corporate Money Out of Politics

It’s Time to Cut the Bloated Pentagon Budget to Fund People, Not Military Contractors

Ensuring Public Money Does Not Go To Private Equity

Don’t Let Big Tech Write Our Digital Privacy Laws

Public Citizen Calls on Presidential Candidates, Parties to Pledge Not to Use Dangerous, Manipulative Deepfakes

Within Reach: Banker Pay Reform

Tell President Biden: Make Meds Affordable

Win Medicare for All

Report: Ranking of the Rate of State Medical Boards’ Serious Disciplinary Actions, 2021-2023

Report: Thirty-One Years of Pharmaceutical Industry Criminal and Civil Penalties: 1991-2021

Join the Trade Justice Movement

Tell Toyota: Go all-in on EVs

Climate Roadmap for U.S. Financial Regulation

Toyota’s Troubling Electric Vehicle Track Record

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Our Litigation

Speerly v. General Motors

Sun Valley Orchards v. Department of Labor

Littman v. U.S. Department of Labor

Career Colleges & Schools of Texas v. U.S. Department of Education

Good v. U.S. Department of Education

Properties of the Villages, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission

Our Work

Loper Bright and Corner Post: Scope and Consequences

What Are Class-Action Lawsuits?

“Americans Need Both ‘Hard’ and ‘Soft’ Infrastructure Investments”

Civil Justice Project News

OSHA Fails to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat Hazards

Roiled in Partisan Deadlock, Federal Election Commission Is Failing

Opposing Cert: A Practitioner’s Guide

Getting Your Foot in the Door: The Petition for Certiorari

The Significance of the Medical Device Safety Act in Light of Wyeth v. Levine

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