Alliance for Justice - a national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations that advances "the cause of justice for all Americans, strengthens the public interest community's ability to influence public policy, and fosters the next generation of advocates."
American Civil Liberties Union - a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization founded in 1920 to "defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States."
AARP Foundation Litigation - protects and preserves the rights of Americans over 50 by representing them in important court cases and by writing amicus (“friend of the court”) briefs in cases involving age and disability, discrimination in employment, pensions, financial fraud, health and long-term care, and public benefits.
AAUW Legal Fund - American Association of University Women Legal Advocacy Fund is the nation's largest legal fund focused solely on sex discrimination in higher education.
Brennan Center for Justice - New York University School of Law - pursues innovative, practical, and nonpartisan solutions to problems in the areas of democracy, poverty, and criminal justice through scholarship, public education, and legal action.
Earthjustice - represents environmental clients, large and small--without charge. Earthjustice goes to court to safeguard public lands, national forests, parks and wilderness areas; to reduce air and water pollution; to prevent toxic contamination; to preserve endangered species and wildlife habitat; and to achieve environmental justice.
Equal Justice Works (formerly National Association for Public Interest Law) - organizes, trains and supports public service-minded law students and is the national leader in creating summer and postgraduate public interest jobs.
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Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund - The nation's oldest and largest legal organization working for the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV/AIDS.
Legal Momentum: Advancing Women's Rights - a public interest law firm which "advances the rights of women and girls by using the power of the law and creating innovative public policy."
The Legal Action Project of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence - representing gun violence victims and the public interest in the courts.
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund - a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect and promote the civil rights of the more than 40 million Latinos living in the United States.
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (link to Western Regional office) - the nation's premier civil rights public interest law firm is an advocate for the right to a quality education, adequate health care, meaningful job opportunities, the right to live in the community you choose, the right to a fair trial by a jury of your peers, the right to freely choose your elected representatives. Founded in 1940 under the leadership of the late Thurgood Marshall, who later became the first black United States Supreme Court Justice, LDF has participated in more cases before the United States Supreme Court than any institution other than the Solicitor General's office -- and it has won an extraordinary number of those cases.
Native American Rights Fund - a non-profit organization that provides legal representation and technical assistance to Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide to preserve tribal existence, protect tribal natural resources, promote human rights and accountability of governments; develop Indian law and educate the public about Indian rights, laws, and issues.
Public Citizen - a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded by Ralph Nader in 1971 to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts.
Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia - founded in 1974 by the Philadelphia Bar Association and is one of eight local affiliates of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, is dedicated to advancing the Constitutional promise of equal citizenship to all persons irrespective of race, ethnicity, national origin, disability, gender or poverty.
Southern Poverty Law Center - A nonprofit organization that combats hate, intolerance and discrimination through education and litigation.
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ) - a national public interest law firm that marshals the skills of trial lawyers to create a more just society, protect people and the environment, hold accountable those who abuse power, challenge and remedy wrongdoing, guard access to the courts, combat threats to our judicial system, and inspire lawyers to serve the public interest.
Youth Law Center - a non-profit, public interest law office that has worked to protect abused and at-risk children since 1978. The goal of the Youth Law Center's work is to ensure that vulnerable children are provided with the conditions and services they need to grow into healthy, productive adults.
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