A stronger voice for civil justice.
We help individuals and communities bring civil-rights and civil-justice concerns directly to members of Congress, United States Senators, and other public officials.
People tell us what needs to change. We make sure elected officials hear about it.
From public concern to public advocacy.
To give people a stronger voice in the pursuit of civil justice.
The mission of the Civil Justice Advocacy Network is to advocate for civil justice by giving individuals and communities a direct voice in the democratic process. We collect and identify concerns involving civil rights, equal treatment, government accountability, and access to justice, and bring those concerns directly to members of Congress, United States Senators, and other public officials.
We believe that elected officials should hear directly and consistently about the civil-justice issues affecting the people they represent. Through public participation, correspondence, research, and advocacy, we work to ensure that legitimate concerns are heard, documented, and placed before those with the authority to address them.
Our purpose is simple: to give people a stronger voice in the pursuit of civil justice.
A simple path from concern to advocacy.
Tell us what matters.
Individuals and communities submit concerns involving civil rights, equal treatment, government accountability, access to justice, or another civil-justice issue.
We organize the issue.
We identify the central concern, relevant facts, affected individuals or communities, and the public officials positioned to address it.
We advocate directly.
We prepare advocacy communications and bring the concern directly to members of Congress, United States Senators, and other public officials.
We document the work.
We maintain appropriate records of advocacy communications, responses received, and outcomes.
Civil justice touches every level of public life.
Civil Rights
Concerns involving the protection and equal application of fundamental civil rights.
Equal Treatment
Concerns involving fairness, equal treatment, and public institutions serving people consistently.
Government Accountability
Concerns involving the conduct, decisions, responsiveness, and accountability of public institutions.
Access to Justice
Concerns involving whether people can meaningfully seek redress, review, representation, or relief.
What civil-justice issue should elected officials hear about?
Explain the issue in your own words, identify where it is happening, and describe what public action you believe is needed.
See what our advocacy is doing.
We will use this section to publish appropriate records of our advocacy activity, responses received from public offices, and organizational financial reporting.
Advocacy Archive
Major advocacy communications, issue summaries, and outreach to public officials will be published here when appropriate.
Responses Received
Responses from congressional and government offices will be published here when appropriate for public release.
Financial Reporting
Organizational financial reports will be published here as they become available.
Support civil-justice advocacy.
Donations support the organization's advocacy work, public outreach, correspondence, research, website operations, administration, and the infrastructure required to keep people's concerns moving toward the officials who can address them.
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