In August, the EJS legal team traveled to Montgomery, Alabama, the birthplace of the civil rights movement, where we met with death penalty litigators from around the country to identify strategies to overturn McCleskey v. Kemp, a 1987 Supreme Court case in which a habeas petitioner presented statistical evidence showing grave disparities in the imposition … Continue reading EJS Meets with Leading Death Penalty Litigators in Montgomery, Ala.
Author: Keith Kamisugi
Allison Elgart Joins EJS as Supervising Attorney
The Equal Justice Society welcomes Allison Elgart as our new Supervising Attorney, effective October 4. Allison was formerly an associate in the San Francisco office of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP where she primarily focused on consumer protection and employment class action litigation. "We are delighted that Allison is joining us here at EJS," … Continue reading Allison Elgart Joins EJS as Supervising Attorney
The Death Penalty and North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act
By Abby Bar-Lev On August 11, 2009, North Carolina Governor Perdue took an affirmative step in providing racial justice advocates a tool to ferret out racial bias in the criminal justice by signing the North Carolina Racial Justice Act. The Racial Justice Act, the product of a concerted effort by legislators and racial justice advocates, provides defendants in capital cases … Continue reading The Death Penalty and North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act
SF District Attorney Candidates Debate on Civil Rights and Criminal Justice Reform
The Equal Justice Society joins the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, ACLU-Northern California, Asian Law Caucus, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Citizen Hope and Equal Rights Advocates in sponsoring a debate with the candidates for San Francisco District Attorney on Wednesday, August 3, 2011, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the African American Art and … Continue reading SF District Attorney Candidates Debate on Civil Rights and Criminal Justice Reform
Calif. Bill to Give Voters Chance to End the Death Penalty
California State Senator Loni Hancock (D-Oakland) recently introduced Senate Bill (SB) 490, which seeks to abolish the death penalty in California. SB 490 will provide the voters a direct opportunity to end a broken method of punishment by abolishing the death penalty. This is the first time that the California Legislature has considered the issue … Continue reading Calif. Bill to Give Voters Chance to End the Death Penalty
Connecting the Dots: A Supreme Court Broken
The end of the Supreme Court's 2010-2011 term was marked in part by a series of recent developments and revelations highlighting the dire state of the Supreme Court, an institution that should be a fair and impartial forum for justice. The Court has instead become increasingly damaged, especially with landmark decisions such as in Dukes … Continue reading Connecting the Dots: A Supreme Court Broken
EJS at Netroots Nation ’11
The Equal Justice Society will be at Netroots Nation, the country's top gathering of progressive online activists, taking place this week in Minneapolis from June 16-19. EJS President Eva Paterson will join a panel organized by Alliance for Justice on "The Corporate Court: Your Rights vs. Corporate Interests" and Keith Kamisugi and Taz Ahmed will … Continue reading EJS at Netroots Nation ’11
Reggie Shuford to Join ACLU of Pennsylvania as Executive Director
The Equal Justice Society announced today that Director of Law and Policy Reggie Shuford would be leaving to join the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania as its new Executive Director. "We can't be more proud of Reggie as he moves on to lead a state chapter of the ACLU, one of our nation's most … Continue reading Reggie Shuford to Join ACLU of Pennsylvania as Executive Director