UPDATE: Article by the San Francisco Chronicle’s Bob Egelko. California State Attorney General Jerry Brown today filed a brief (PDF) with the state Supreme Court today opining that article 1, section 31 of the California Constitution (Prop. 209) is unconstitutional as applied in certain circumstances. The letter brief was filed in response to the SupremeContinueContinue reading “Calif. Attorney General Says Prop. 209 Unconstitutional in Some Cases”
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Calif. Attorney General Says Prop. 209 Unconstitutional in Some Cases
UPDATE: Article by the San Francisco Chronicle’s Bob Egelko. California State Attorney General Jerry Brown today filed a brief (PDF) with the state Supreme Court today opining that article 1, section 31 of the California Constitution (Prop. 209) is unconstitutional as applied in certain circumstances. The letter brief was filed in response to the SupremeContinueContinue reading “Calif. Attorney General Says Prop. 209 Unconstitutional in Some Cases”
New Project to Study and Combat Unconscious Racism, Identify What Triggers Racial Bias and Political Consequences
The election of President Obama shows how far America has progressed in overcoming the racial divides that for so long scarred this country. But while overt racism is less and less acceptable in America, unconscious racial bias still plays a large role in our politics and society, as a new project launched this week byContinueContinue reading “New Project to Study and Combat Unconscious Racism, Identify What Triggers Racial Bias and Political Consequences”