The following op-ed by EJS President, Eva Paterson, and Director of Law and Policy, Reggie Shuford, appeared yesterday in New America Media. A recent decision handed down by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals raises this important question: Can victims of contemporary forms of discrimination and disparity find justice in our courts? The court … Continue reading Commentary by EJS’ Eva Paterson and Reggie Shuford in New America Media
Author: Keith Kamisugi
Give Women in Wal-Mart v. Dukes Their Day in Court
Equal Justice Society (EJS) joined the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC) this week to file an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court case Dukes v. Wal-Mart, the largest civil rights class action lawsuit in U.S. history. On March 29, the Court will conduct a limited … Continue reading Give Women in Wal-Mart v. Dukes Their Day in Court
Keep Legal Services Fully Funded
Civil legal services programs assist veterans returning from war, help domestic violence victims find refuge, defend families facing foreclosure or eviction, and much more. Now, these desperately needed services are on the chopping block, as the House has approved a $70 million cut -- from $420 million to $350 million - in funding for the … Continue reading Keep Legal Services Fully Funded
EJS Joins Alliance for Justice in Calling on Senate to Return to “Regular Order” on Judicial Nominations
Equal Justice Society joined Alliance for Justice and a diverse coalition of 74 other organizations this week in signing an open letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, urging the Senate to return to “regular order” and permit swift confirmation votes on President Obama’s judicial nominees. The letter decries the … Continue reading EJS Joins Alliance for Justice in Calling on Senate to Return to “Regular Order” on Judicial Nominations
EJS Thanks Lieff Cabraser for Sending 10 Spelman Students to ABA Spirit of Excellence Awards
Equal Justice Society thanks the law firm Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP for sponsoring 10 student leaders from Spelman College to attend the Spirit of Excellence Awards of the American Bar Association Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession. EJS President Eva Paterson will be recognized at the ceremony, taking place February … Continue reading EJS Thanks Lieff Cabraser for Sending 10 Spelman Students to ABA Spirit of Excellence Awards
EJS 10th Anniversary Celebration at Yoshi’s Honors Founders, Sets Stage for New Efforts to Reclaim 14th Amendment
The Equal Justice Society celebrated its 10th anniversary on Dec. 7 with a gala fundraiser at Yoshi’s San Francisco featuring a concert by the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra with Faye Carol, Kenny Washington and Jeannine Anderson where they performed new songs from “Soul of a Movement: Meditations on Martin Luther King, Jr.” See photos of … Continue reading EJS 10th Anniversary Celebration at Yoshi’s Honors Founders, Sets Stage for New Efforts to Reclaim 14th Amendment
Reggie Shuford’s Review of Michelle Alexander’s ‘The New Jim Crow’
The following review by EJS Director of Law and Policy Reggie Shuford appears in the Dec. 2010 issue of California Lawyer magazine. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness reviewed by Reginald T. Shuford In the aftermath of the jury verdict that found BART police officer Johannes Mehserle guilty of no more … Continue reading Reggie Shuford’s Review of Michelle Alexander’s ‘The New Jim Crow’
Reggie Shuford’s Review of Michelle Alexander’s ‘The New Jim Crow’
The following review by EJS Director of Law and Policy Reggie Shuford appears in the Dec. 2010 issue of California Lawyer magazine. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness reviewed by Reginald T. Shuford In the aftermath of the jury verdict that found BART police officer Johannes Mehserle guilty of no more … Continue reading Reggie Shuford’s Review of Michelle Alexander’s ‘The New Jim Crow’