Allison Elgart, EJS Legal Director, attended a special reception on April 24 hosted by the Consul General of Spain in San Francisco in honor of Asunta Vivó Cavaller, the Secretary-General of the International Commission Against the Death Penalty (ICDP) on the occasion of the ICDP’s first mission to the United States. The ICDP is a … Continue reading EJS Supports Reception Honoring ICDP’s First Mission to U.S.
Author: Keith Kamisugi
SAFE California Act to Replace Death Penalty Wins Place on Nov. Ballot
Original post by Jeanne Woodford, former Warden at San Quentin State Prison, current Executive Director at Death Penalty Focus, and official proponent of the SAFE California Campaign. It’s official. The SAFE California Act (http://www.safecalifornia.org), the initiative to replace the death penalty with life in prison with no possibility of parole, has qualified for the November ballot. The last … Continue reading SAFE California Act to Replace Death Penalty Wins Place on Nov. Ballot
SAFE California Act to Replace Death Penalty Wins Place on Nov. Ballot
Original post by Jeanne Woodford, former Warden at San Quentin State Prison, current Executive Director at Death Penalty Focus, and official proponent of the SAFE California Campaign. It’s official. The SAFE California Act (http://www.safecalifornia.org), the initiative to replace the death penalty with life in prison with no possibility of parole, has qualified for the November ballot. The last … Continue reading SAFE California Act to Replace Death Penalty Wins Place on Nov. Ballot
Judge Finds Racial Bias in Death Penalty Sentencing of North Carolina Man
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 North … Continue reading Judge Finds Racial Bias in Death Penalty Sentencing of North Carolina Man
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. Yamamoto … Continue 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 work … Continue reading Novella Coleman Selected as 2012-2013 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellow
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2012
The Equal Justice Society joins the United Nations and human rights and civil rights organizations around the world in observing the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. In a statement issued today, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said: "Racism undermines peace, security, justice and social progress. It is a violation of human rights that … Continue reading International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2012
The Weight of Fisher: Oral Argument in Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action v. Regents of the Univ. of Michigan
This is a guest blog post by Stephen Menendian, Senior Legal Associate at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity at The Ohio State University. With the Supreme Court having recently announced that it would review the University of Texas’ affirmative action plan in Fisher v. Texas, this week the 6th Circuit … Continue reading The Weight of Fisher: Oral Argument in Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action v. Regents of the Univ. of Michigan