Today, the NAACP was joined by the League of Women Voters and Equal Justice Society in filing an amicus brief urging a federal court to invalidate a recent executive order issued by President Donald Trump seeking to revoke birthright citizenship for individuals born in the United States to undocumented persons or temporary legal residents. Represented by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,ContinueContinue reading “Lawyers’ Committee, NAACP, League of Women Voters and Equal Justice Society File Brief Opposing Executive Order Attacking Birthright Citizenship “
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Court Requires State of California to Clear Massive DNA Database of People Never Convicted of a Crime
This was originally posted by Avi Frey of ACLU Northern California, which sued on behalf of the Center for Genetics and Society, Equal Justice Society, and taxpayer Pete Shanks. When someone gets arrested for a felony in California, they have no choice: the police take a sample of their DNA. But even when they’reContinueContinue reading “Court Requires State of California to Clear Massive DNA Database of People Never Convicted of a Crime”
Repair The Nation—For Everyone, by Michael Tyler
By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet in Residence The most gripping news story seizing headlines, dominating air time and galvanizing the opinion-making fervor of the general public, is the sidewalk execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. That such a patently bold and graphic slaying took place on a street at the start of the day, inContinueContinue reading “Repair The Nation—For Everyone, by Michael Tyler”