Just days before the 25th anniversary of McCleskey v. Kemp, a North Carolina judge today ruled that racial bias impacted the death penalty conviction of Marcus Robinson and re-sentenced him to to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. This was the first case applying the historic and ground-breaking Racial Justice Act, enacted by the NorthContinueContinue reading “Judge Finds Racial Bias in Death Penalty Sentencing of North Carolina Man”
Author Archives: Keith Kamisugi
Eric Yamamoto Awarded Prestigious Fred T. Korematsu Professorship
Originally posted on the William S. Richardson School of Law website. Prof. Yamamoto is a co-founder of EJS and a former member of our board of directors. All of us at EJS congratulate him on this distinguished honor! The William S. Richardson School of Law has named University of Hawai‘i Law Professor Eric K. YamamotoContinueContinue reading “Eric Yamamoto Awarded Prestigious Fred T. Korematsu Professorship”
Novella Coleman Selected as 2012-2013 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellow
The Equal Justice Society has selected Novella Coleman as our 2012-2013 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellow, effective October 2012. “We’re excited to have Novella join us later this year as our Motley Fellow,” said EJS President Eva Paterson. “We look forward to adding her experience in litigation research and death penalty defense workContinueContinue reading “Novella Coleman Selected as 2012-2013 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellow”