
Public Rights Project
Model & Strategy
Public Rights Project (PRP) addresses systemic deficiencies in state and local government law offices—including city attorneys, county prosecutors, and state attorneys general—regarding how they enforce critical rights for consumers, tenants and workers. These offices often have the legal authority, but not the capacity or expertise to bring high-impact cases enforcing these basic rights PRP’s model proves that enforcement tools and strategies can be as impactful as the policy itself – the “last mile” to achieve just and equitable social outcomes.
PRP strengthens the talent pipeline in state and local government through its fellowship programs, strategic consulting support to help offices deploy limited resources to the highest-impact cases, and a community-accountable model to ensure partner offices are responsive to the needs of all residents, not just those who feel comfortable asking the government for help. Together, these services help governments close the gap between the laws on the books and the lived reality of our most vulnerable communities.



Before founding PRP, Jill Habig served as Special Counsel to then-Attorney General Kamala Harris, working on consumer fraud, health, education, human trafficking, and civil rights. In 2015, she led the creation of the Attorney General’s Bureau of Children’s Justice and managed its civil rights investigations of school districts, child welfare departments, and juvenile justice systems.
In 2006, as a student at Yale Law School, Jill helped create the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project, which paired students with attorneys in the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office to develop high-impact litigation. Jill spent her first year as a lawyer in that office, working on the landmark trial challenging Proposition 8 to establish marriage equality in CA.
Impact
PRP seeks the following impact: 1) increased capacity of state and local prosecutor offices to equitably enforce the law; 2) an increase in the incorporation of equity into enforcement strategies; 3) an increase in financial and injunctive relief generated for residents harmed by predatory practices; 4) and improvements to industry practices.
In its first two years, PRP helped secure court orders protecting immigrant and reproductive rights and access to fair credit, won settlements protecting tenants from housing discrimination, and built coalitions of cities and states standing up for workers, LGBT rights and environmental justice.
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RT @_millerjon: When @madisonrjacobs talks about @public_rights work, her voice is so authentic and powerful. She’s telling everyone that t…
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📢 LISTEN NOW! @madisonrjacobs on @ourbodypolitic w/ @farai talking about PRP's work w/ government partners to uphol… https://t.co/OQJ847aiJg
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RT @ourbodypolitic: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan is suing to keep abortion legal in her state if Roe v. Wade is overturned. We talk…
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RT @sgharakhanian: The Texas @LocalProgress convening was such a wild convergence of professional & personal worlds. I got to share my work…
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RT @HarrisCountyAO: Employee Spotlight: Congratulations to Tiffany Bingham for being selected to join the 2022 Affirmative Leaders Fellowsh…
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RT @_millerjon: Abusive preemption has hampered local governments especially in states like Texas and Florida (and beyond) cc: @MarissaRoy_…
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RT @MarissaRoy_LA: And also - @NLG_LosAngeles's Misdemeanor Machine webinar (https://t.co/QJDB6n5XH4) - coverage from @KnockDotLA & @Ground…
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RT @MarissaRoy_LA: And if you're fired up about the potential for a progressive city attorney - look at the platform put together by the LA…
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RT @_millerjon: Had the chance to talk with @BHudTV of Fox 2 in Detroit about @public_rights work with @EliNSavit & 6 other prosecutors to…
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RT @prismreports: Local abortion funds can offer support, but people are still struggling with financial burdens and the emotional and phys…
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Texas’ SB 8 is forcing patients to seek abortions out of state https://t.co/6IwxTTKMqN via @prismreports
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RT @ourbodypolitic: What questions do you have about the possibility of a post-Roe future? Next week, @farai will be interviewing @jessbru…
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"Seemingly more preoccupied w/ analyzing views on abortion from English legal treatises written in the 13th & 17th… https://t.co/MvP93B4906
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RT @MarissaRoy_LA: We like to imagine the arc of history bending toward justice, but we have to fight for that every day. The new SCOTUS ma…
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We feel the same! In this together! https://t.co/pvOk5ZgDxf