L4GG Official Statements
Zenab Youssef
L4GG Joins Congressman Carter and Environmental ...

Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) was proud to join Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and local and national climate justice leaders at an Environmental Justice Roundtable hosted at the Greater New Orleans Foundation. The discussion focused on recent harmful Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decisions—including the termination of federal grant awards and the rollback of critical environmental protections—and how we can continue to push environmental justice forward under the Trump Administration.

L4GG Joins Congressman Carter and Environmental Justice Advocates at Roundtable Ahead of Major EPA Litigation Hearing
PBLC
Zenab Youssef
Introducing the Pro Bono Litigation Corps: A ...

Today, Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) is proud to launch the Pro Bono Litigation Corps (PBLC)—a first-of-its-kind initiative mobilizing experienced attorneys to take on some of the most pressing constitutional challenges of our time.

Introducing the Pro Bono Litigation Corps: A New Force in the Fight for Justice
Zenab Youssef
Celebrating Two Years of the IRA: Our ...

As we commemorate the two-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) today, August 16, there is much to celebrate about this historic legislation. The IRA represents the largest-ever climate investment in our country’s history, creating unprecedented opportunities for clean energy savings.

However, we at L4GG are acutely aware that historically marginalized communities often lack the resources to access the IRA’s historic funding opportunities. In response, we have intensified our efforts over the past two years to ensure that the benefits of the IRA reach those who need them most. See what we’ve been up to!

Celebrating Two Years of the IRA: Our Achievements and Impact
Zenab Youssef
A Law Student's Journey at the Border with ...
A Law Student's Journey at the Border with Project Corazon
L4GG Updates
Zenab Youssef
We Won’t Sit Silently in the Face of ...

Not enough people are talking about the water crisis in Jackson, MS. On Tuesday, the Mississippi governor declared a state of emergency for Jackson’s water system, the city’s largest treatment plant. Most of the city’s 150,000 residents are without running water, having to rely on bottled water for drinking, showering, brushing their teeth, and cooking.

We Won’t Sit Silently in the Face of Environmental Racism - Neither Should You

L4GG Official Statements

L4GG Joins Congressman Carter and Environmental Justice Advocates at Roundtable Ahead of Major EPA Litigation Hearing

L4GG Joins Congressman Carter and Environmental Justice Advocates at Roundtable Ahead of Major EPA Litigation Hearing

Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) was proud to join Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and local and national climate justice leaders at an Environmental Justice Roundtable hosted at the Greater New Orleans Foundation. The discussion focused on recent harmful Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decisions—including the termination of federal grant awards and the rollback of critical environmental protections—and how we can continue to push environmental justice forward under the Trump Administration.

L4GG Statement: SCOTUS' Ruling in Trump v. CASA, Inc. is a Fundamental Threat to the Rule of Law

L4GG Statement: SCOTUS' Ruling in Trump v. CASA, Inc. is a Fundamental Threat to the Rule of Law

Today's Supreme Court decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc. represents a dangerous departure from our founding principles and poses an existential threat to the rule of law itself. By restricting federal courts' ability to issue universal injunctions against unconstitutional government actions, the Court has created what Justice Jackson aptly called a "zone of lawlessness" where the Executive can violate constitutional rights with impunity.

L4GG Brings Suit on Behalf of Nonprofits, Tribes and Local Governments with Terminated EPA Grants

L4GG Brings Suit on Behalf of Nonprofits, Tribes and Local Governments with Terminated EPA Grants


Washington, D.C. —Today, a coalition of nonprofits, Tribes and local governments sued the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Grant programs despite a Congressional directive to fund them. 

The plaintiffs come from every region of the country and will be seeking class action certification and preliminary relief so that all 350 grant recipients who have been harmed by the wholesale termination of the EPA program may continue their initiatives. These community-based initiatives include improving climate disaster preparedness, expanding workforce development opportunities, improving and monitoring air quality, mitigating stormwater and flood damage, combating high energy costs, and improving community members’ ability to participate in decision-making and permitting processes that impact their health and environment.

Earthjustice, Southern Environmental Law Center, Public Rights Project, and Lawyers for Good Government filed the challenge on behalf of ECJ grant recipients to seek the nationwide restoration of the program and to require the administration to reinstate awarded grant agreements. 

L4GG Decries Administration’s Flouting of Supreme Court Order in Abrego Garcia Case

L4GG Decries Administration’s Flouting of Supreme Court Order in Abrego Garcia Case

Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG), a nationwide nonprofit organization mobilizing lawyers in support of equal justice and civil and human rights, condemns in the strongest possible terms the Trump administration's refusal to comply with the Supreme Court's order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States after his wrongful deportation to El Salvador.

L4GG Urges Federal Court to Block Trump’s Executive Orders Targeting Legal Community

L4GG Urges Federal Court to Block Trump’s Executive Orders Targeting Legal Community

Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) joined more than two dozen civil rights organizations in filing amicus briefs urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to block the Trump administration’s executive orders threatening law firms and legal organizations for challenging the administration’s policies.

L4GG Expands Fund Protection Clinic with New 1:1 Pro Bono Legal Assistance Program

L4GG Expands Fund Protection Clinic with New 1:1 Pro Bono Legal Assistance Program

Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) today announced a significant expansion of its Federal Fund Protection Clinic with the launch of a new 1:1 pro bono legal assistance program. This enhancement builds upon the Clinic's ongoing efforts to safeguard federal climate and environmental justice funding that has been at risk due to executive actions, administrative delays, termination notices, and compliance challenges. The Fund Protection Clinic, which has been providing legal analysis, guidance, and resources to more than 300 federal grantees since its inception in January, will now offer direct, personalized legal consultations with qualified pro bono attorneys beginning March 21, 2025.

Lawyers for Good Government Commends Federal Court Injunction Blocking Trump’s Anti-DEI Executive Orders 

Lawyers for Good Government Commends Federal Court Injunction Blocking Trump’s Anti-DEI Executive Orders 

Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) applauds the recent decision by U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson, who on February 21 issued a preliminary injunction blocking key provisions of President Trump's executive orders seeking to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government and among federal contractors.

Lawyers for Good Government Welcomes Ryan Hathaway as Director of Environment and Climate Justice

Lawyers for Good Government Welcomes Ryan Hathaway as Director of Environment and Climate Justice

Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan Hathaway as the new Director of Environment and Climate Justice. Ryan joins L4GG following an extensive career in federal service, most recently serving in the Biden administration as the Director for Environmental Justice and White House Interagency Council on Environmental Justice in the Executive Office of the President.

Lawyers for Good Government Condemns Sweeping Executive Orders Threatening Civil Rights, Equity, and the Rule of Law

Lawyers for Good Government Condemns Sweeping Executive Orders Threatening Civil Rights, Equity, and the Rule of Law

Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG), born in the wake of the 2016 election and representing a network of over 125,000 attorneys nationwide, strongly condemns President Trump's recently announced executive orders that threaten constitutional rights, environmental protections, and equal rights under the law and calls on attorneys across the country to join them in defending those rights.