California Justice Center
California Policy Center launched the California Justice Center to restore citizen control of government in line with constitutional principles. For too long, California’s majority-party and unelected bureaucrats have used their power to enact laws and regulations that have destroyed small businesses, undermined our schools, and infringed on the rights of Californians. CPC recognized the need for a state-based legal effort to return California government to its rightful role: serving the people, not controlling their lives.
The California Justice Center was launched in 2024 with the help of generous CPC supporters. If you are interested in helping the Justice Center advance its mission, contact Jackson Reese at jackson@calpolicycenter.org or donate online here.
Julie Hamill is California Justice Center’s founder and principal attorney. A fierce and experienced litigator, Julie represented the Alliance of Los Angeles County Parents in its lawsuit against the L.A. County Dept. of Public Health. Originally brought to fight the department’s arbitrary and capricious mandates in 2022, the case evolved into a free speech action after the Alliance discovered the department shut down public comment on government websites and pressured social media companies to censor critics.
Julie served as a legal clerk in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice for Victims of Overseas Terrorism. She represented public agencies as a litigator for Richards, Watson & Gershon in Los Angeles before launching her own law firm in 2015. Julie argued in favor of the people’s constitutional right to referendum in Alta Sierra Holistic Exchange Service v. County of Kern before the Fifth District Court of Appeal.
Julie is an elected member of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School Board, and previously served as Chair of the Rancho Palos Verdes Planning Commission and as a member of the City’s Traffic Safety Committee.
Julie is an influential voice on California law and policy on social media and a frequent guest on Fox News at Night with Trace Gallagher.
Latest from California Justice Center
Shortly after California Justice Center and Defense of Freedom Institute filed our Title IX complaint against the California Department of Education and several school districts, the United States Department of Education (“Department”) issued a Letter of Finding of Noncompliance against…
Longtime teacher Brenda Lebsack noticed some disconcerting statistics coming out of the Santa Ana Unified School District. Only 30% of students are proficient in reading and 20% are proficient in math, but graduation rates are at 91%. To raise awareness…
CPC Amicus Brief in Support of District Read the Full Amicus Brief Here. In Mae M. v. Komrosky, the trial court upheld Temecula Valley Unified School District’s (“TVUSD”) resolution against teaching racist and divisive theories and policy requiring parental notification…
Executive Summary In Lindke v. Freed, the United States Supreme Court adopted a two-part test to determine whether a public official’s conduct on social media rises to state action for purposes of 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 (“Section 1983”). The Court…
