It is with a mixture of great sadness and deep gratitude that we announce that Kimberly Thomas Rapp, our Director of Law and Policy, will be leaving us. We feel sadness because Kimberly’s contributions to EJS and to the cause of social and racial justice have been immense. We are grateful because her presence hereContinueContinue reading “Farewell, but not goodbye: Kimberly Thomas Rapp”
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Dying While Black: An Examination of Race and the California Death Penalty
Photo by nodeathpenalty.org The foundation of the Equal Justice Society is based on the premise that racial justice cannot be achieved when the law fails to reflect actual experience. Under existing equal protection law, the constricted “Intent Doctrine” (as established in the 1976 United States Supreme Court decision Washington v. Davis) ignores much of whatContinueContinue reading “Dying While Black: An Examination of Race and the California Death Penalty”
Dying While Black: An Examination of Race and the California Death Penalty
Photo by nodeathpenalty.org The foundation of the Equal Justice Society is based on the premise that racial justice cannot be achieved when the law fails to reflect actual experience. Under existing equal protection law, the constricted “Intent Doctrine” (as established in the 1976 United States Supreme Court decision Washington v. Davis) ignores much of whatContinueContinue reading “Dying While Black: An Examination of Race and the California Death Penalty”