The Equal Justice Society is now accepting applications for its 2011-2012 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellowship, named after the first African-American woman to serve on the federal bench. Applicants for the one-year, paid fellowship should be recent law school graduates with up to five years of work experience after law school. Applications must … Continue reading EJS Accepting Applications for 2011-2012 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellowship
Author: Keith Kamisugi
Elena Kagan Confirmed, but Other Qualified Judicial Nominees Still Stuck in the Senate
The Equal Justice Society congratulates Elena Kagan on her confirmation as Associate Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. She will be the fourth woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. After she is sworn in tomorrow, the Supreme Court will have a record number of three women Justices. In late June, EJS issued … Continue reading Elena Kagan Confirmed, but Other Qualified Judicial Nominees Still Stuck in the Senate
Prop. 8 Ruled Unconstitutional: A Victory for Justice and Our Families
The Equal Justice Society celebrates the ruling today by U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn R. Walker that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional and violates the United States Constitution's guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law. According to Judge Walker: "Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and … Continue reading Prop. 8 Ruled Unconstitutional: A Victory for Justice and Our Families
EJS Joins Lawyers’ Committee in Filing Brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Staub v. Proctor Hospital
The Equal Justice Society joined the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and AARP in filing an amicus brief (PDF available for download here) in the Supreme Court of the United States supporting the petitioner in Staub v. Proctor Hospital. The brief urges the Court to recognize employer liability for the unlawful bias of … Continue reading EJS Joins Lawyers’ Committee in Filing Brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Staub v. Proctor Hospital
Barbara Caulfield, Dorothy Ehrlich and Mona Tawatao Join EJS Board of Directors
The Equal Justice Society board of directors earlier this week approved the appointments of three new directors: former U.S. District Judge Barbara A. Caulfield, National ACLU Deputy Executive Director Dorothy M. Ehrlich and Legal Services of Northern California Regional Counsel Mona Tawatao. Barbara, Dorothy and Mona join the existing directors: Board Chair Anthony Solana, Jr. … Continue reading Barbara Caulfield, Dorothy Ehrlich and Mona Tawatao Join EJS Board of Directors
EJS Internet Access Restored
UPDATED JULY 9, 2:45 P.M. PT: Our office can now access the Internet after having been offline since Monday evening. Emails to our staff sent after Monday evening were queued up and are now being delivered to our inboxes. It may take a few hours for all of the queued email to reach us. Our … Continue reading EJS Internet Access Restored
Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan and the Intent Doctrine
Twenty years ago Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, like President Obama who nominated her, would have had little chance of such ascension in our society. Because these are the types of gains that the Equal Justice Society champions-removing barriers based on race and gender so that our nation's promise of equal opportunity and equality under … Continue reading Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan and the Intent Doctrine
EJS, Others File Brief with Sup. Ct. in Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
The Equal Justice Society, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and four other non-profit organizations filed an amicus brief (download PDF) in the Supreme Court of the United States seeking review of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation. In Kasten, the petitioner argued that oral complaints should … Continue reading EJS, Others File Brief with Sup. Ct. in Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation