The following is a statement from Nan Aron, president of Alliance for Justice, on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. We are thrilled with this choice. Sonia Sotomayor will be a strong voice to uphold the Constitution and the law to provide equal justice and protect personal freedoms for everyone in America, … Continue reading AFJ Statement on President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court
Author: Keith Kamisugi
Obama Nominates Sotomayor for Supreme Court
President Barack Obama today nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to succeed David Souter as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Obama said Sotomayor has more experience as a judge than any current member of the high court had when nominated, adding she has earned the "respect of colleagues on the bench, the admiration of many … Continue reading Obama Nominates Sotomayor for Supreme Court
Op-ed: ‘AG’s Prop 209 stance in sync with Constitution’
The following op-ed, titled "AG's Prop 209 stance in sync with Constitution," by Dennis Herrera, Eva Paterson and Oren Sellstrom was published in The Recorder today. The Pacific Legal Foundation continues its assault on equal opportunity and fairness by attacking the California state Department of Justice's brief to the California Supreme Court on the constitutionality … Continue reading Op-ed: ‘AG’s Prop 209 stance in sync with Constitution’
NABJ Statement on Future of Journalism Senate Hearing
Barbara Ciara, president of the National Association of Black Journalists, today issued this statement: On Wednesday, a panel of digital and traditional journalism industry experts testified at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and Internet Hearing on "The Future of Journalism" about the challenges and successes facing online news … Continue reading NABJ Statement on Future of Journalism Senate Hearing
NABJ Statement on Future of Journalism Senate Hearing
Barbara Ciara, president of the National Association of Black Journalists, today issued this statement: On Wednesday, a panel of digital and traditional journalism industry experts testified at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and Internet Hearing on "The Future of Journalism" about the challenges and successes facing online news … Continue reading NABJ Statement on Future of Journalism Senate Hearing
Kimberly Thomas Rapp at ‘2009 Justice Summit: Defending the Public and the Constitution’
EJS Director of Law and Public Policy Kimberly Thomas Rapp participated as a speaker at yesterday's 2009 Justice Summit: Defending the Public and the Constitution. The Justice Summit was a public education event initiated by the San Francisco Public Defender's Office, Bar Association of San Francisco, California Public Defenders Association and California Attorneys for Criminal … Continue reading Kimberly Thomas Rapp at ‘2009 Justice Summit: Defending the Public and the Constitution’
Kimberly Thomas Rapp at ‘2009 Justice Summit: Defending the Public and the Constitution’
EJS Director of Law and Public Policy Kimberly Thomas Rapp participated as a speaker at yesterday's 2009 Justice Summit: Defending the Public and the Constitution. The Justice Summit was a public education event initiated by the San Francisco Public Defender's Office, Bar Association of San Francisco, California Public Defenders Association and California Attorneys for Criminal … Continue reading Kimberly Thomas Rapp at ‘2009 Justice Summit: Defending the Public and the Constitution’
EJS Supports Call for Criminal Investigation Into Torture
On Wednesday, April 29, 2009, the Board and Staff of the Equal Justice Society sent the following to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees: The Equal Justice Society would like to go on record as supporting the call to start a criminal investigation by a special counsel into harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects. We have … Continue reading EJS Supports Call for Criminal Investigation Into Torture