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Dec 19, 2025

AAJ Applauds Bipartisan Senate Effort to Protect Kids Online and Repeal Section 230

WASHINGTON, DC—American Association for Justice (AAJ) President Bruce Plaxen issued the following statement upon introduction of the Sunset Section 230 Act:   "Across the nation, parents have lost their children to suicide, eating disorders, se...

Dec 11, 2025

AAJ Statement Opposing Dangerous AI Executive Order

WASHINGTON, D.C.—American Association for Justice (AAJ) CEO Linda Lipsen issued the following statement opposing the Trump administration’s Executive Order on artificial intelligence (AI):   "At a time when an ever-increasing number of Am...

Dec 11, 2025

Parents, Lawmakers Rail Against Sham Kids Online Safety Bills

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Survivor parents whose children were hurt or died because Big Tech chose profits over safety released the following statements today after the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufac...

Dec 01, 2025

AAJ Applauds Bill to Protect the Rights of College Athletes

WASHINGTON, DC—American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen released the following statement applauding the introduction of the College Athletics Reform Act (CARA):   "Our nation’s college athletes are more than players—they&rs...

Nov 21, 2025

AAJ Applauds Bill to End Forced Arbitration for Race Discrimination

WASHINGTON, DC—American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen released the following statement upon reintroduction of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Race Discrimination Act:   "Forced arbitration is a secretive and rigged system that too o...

Nov 19, 2025

AAJ Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Access to Justice for Transit Victims Injured Out-of-State

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association for Justice (AAJ) filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Cedric Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corp. and New Jersey Transit Corp. v. Colt and Tsai urging the Court to reject New Jersey ...

Nov 18, 2025

Athletes, Advocates, Legal Experts Speak Out Against SCORE Act: Highlights from Coalition Briefing on NIL

TODAY   Amid ongoing discussions on Capitol Hill about a national framework for name, image, and likeness (NIL), a coalition of players, legal experts, and consumer advocates spoke out against the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rig...

Nov 07, 2025

AAJ Statement Opposing the EPA's Dangerous Chemical Evaluation Rule

WASHINGTON, DC—American Association for Justice President Bruce Plaxen released the following statement after submitting public comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing its proposed chemical evaluation rule under the Toxic...

Oct 24, 2025

Washington Update October 2025

As of this writing, the country is in its third week of a government shutdown. This is a tremendously difficult time for government workers who have missed paychecks and jobs and continue to live with constant uncertainty. And, the judicial branch has ann...

Oct 17, 2025

SEC Policy Change to Gut Shareholder Rights: What They're Saying

SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw’s, Statement, September 17, 2025  "Today, we find another way to stack the deck against investors. The commission has decided to hastily construct a new shortcut to its preferred policy destinatio...

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