Civil Rights Groups Join Equal Justice Society in Brief Urging Court to Strike Down Anti-Equality Law in Michigan

The Equal Justice Society and more than a dozen other civil rights organizations this week filed an amicus brief (PDF) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, urging the court to strike down Michigan's anti-equality Proposal 2 as unconstitutional. In its brief, EJS argues that Proposal 2 violates the Equal Protection Clause … Continue reading Civil Rights Groups Join Equal Justice Society in Brief Urging Court to Strike Down Anti-Equality Law in Michigan

Goodbye and Thank You, Miguel!

The Equal Justice Society regrets to announce the departure of our Director of Development Miguel Gavaldón. Miguel will launch an independent practice providing fundraising and leadership training. In the coming months, he will also serve as the interim executive director at the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training and as the interim development director at the … Continue reading Goodbye and Thank You, Miguel!

Goodbye and Thank You, Miguel!

The Equal Justice Society regrets to announce the departure of our Director of Development Miguel Gavaldón. Miguel will launch an independent practice providing fundraising and leadership training. In the coming months, he will also serve as the interim executive director at the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training and as the interim development director at the … Continue reading Goodbye and Thank You, Miguel!

‘Litigating Implicit Bias’ Article by Eva Paterson in Latest Issue of Poverty & Race

"Litigating Implicit Bias," an article by EJS President Eva Paterson, appears in the latest issue of Poverty & Race, a bi-monthly newsletter by the Poverty & Race Research Action Council. PRRAC is an organization that connects advocates with social scientists working on race and poverty issues and promotes a research-based advocacy strategy on structural inequality … Continue reading ‘Litigating Implicit Bias’ Article by Eva Paterson in Latest Issue of Poverty & Race

We’re Ready to End the Death Penalty and We Need Your Help

Last night's execution of an innocent man, Troy Anthony Davis, by the State of Georgia demands that we renew efforts to end the death penalty. "Troy's execution, the exceptional unfairness of it, will only hasten the end of the death penalty in the United States," wrote Ben Jealous of the NAACP last night. "The world … Continue reading We’re Ready to End the Death Penalty and We Need Your Help

We’re Ready to End the Death Penalty and We Need Your Help

Last night's execution of an innocent man, Troy Anthony Davis, by the State of Georgia demands that we renew efforts to end the death penalty. "Troy's execution, the exceptional unfairness of it, will only hasten the end of the death penalty in the United States," wrote Ben Jealous of the NAACP last night. "The world … Continue reading We’re Ready to End the Death Penalty and We Need Your Help