Updated (October 22, 2014): Rebekah Evenson from Prison Law Office informed EJS that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation agreed to end all race-based lockdowns as a settlement of this case. The Los Angeles Times covered the news. OCTOBER 10, 2013 – The Equal Justice Society and other organizations this week filed an amicusContinue reading “[Updated] EJS and Calif. Advocacy Groups File Brief Opposing Race-Based Prison Lockdowns”
Author Archives: Keith Kamisugi
EJS Signs on to Leadership Conference Brief in Schuette v. Cantrell
EJS signed on to the brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court by The Leadership Conference in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action (merged with Schuette v. Cantrell), which challenges the constitutionality of Michigan’s anti-affirmative action proposal. EJS authored the civil rights amicus brief in the 6th Circuit. Schuette v. Cantrell is about reaffirming the constitutional principle that our democratic processesContinue reading “EJS Signs on to Leadership Conference Brief in Schuette v. Cantrell”
Eva Paterson Speaking at Beyond the Bench XXII Conference
Eva Paterson will be a panelist on a workshop titled “From Oscar Grant to Trayvon Martin: A Dialogue about Race, Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice System,” at the Beyond the Bench XXII conference taking place December 2-4, 2013, in Anaheim, Calif. The gathering is hosted by the Administrative Office of the Courts, StateContinue reading “Eva Paterson Speaking at Beyond the Bench XXII Conference”