Update: Article in the Sacramento Bee The Sacramento City Unified School District (District) and plaintiffs suing the District for alleged discrimination against students based on race and disability asked the federal court to pause litigation so the parties may seek potential resolution through settlement. The lawsuit, alleged as a class-action, was filed by a coalition … Continue reading Sacramento City Unified School District and Advocacy Groups Pursue Settlement of Lawsuit Alleging Disability and Race Discrimination
Author: Keith Kamisugi
Tuesday Evening: Impeachment Demonstrations Across the Country
Trump used military aid to pressure Ukraine to interfere in our 2020 elections, before trying to cover it up. Let's be clear: the President tried to cheat to win the 2020 election- proving a pattern of abuse that started in 2016. The only appropriate recourse is impeachment and removal. GET READY TO TAKE THE STREETS! … Continue reading Tuesday Evening: Impeachment Demonstrations Across the Country
NLG’s 8th Annual Staying True to Your Roots CLE Day on Jan. 16
The National Lawyers Guild’s 8th annual Staying True to Your Roots CLE day will be held in San Francisco on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the Practising Law Institute, 685 Market Street #100, San Francisco. The Equal Justice Society is one of the co-sponsors and EJS Legal Director Mona Tawatao is helping organize the event. … Continue reading NLG’s 8th Annual Staying True to Your Roots CLE Day on Jan. 16
Advocates Sue University of California for Discriminatory Use of SAT/ACT in Admissions
Students, community groups, school district file suit against UC Board of Regents for use of SAT/ACT for admissions – cite practice as meaningless barrier to higher education for underrepresented minority students and students with disabilities. UPDATE: Lisa Holder, Of Counsel to the Equal Justice Society, one of the attorneys engaged in this lawsuit, was a … Continue reading Advocates Sue University of California for Discriminatory Use of SAT/ACT in Admissions
“Vision for Democracy” Platform Outlines Concrete Policy Proposals to Realize Truly Representative Democracy
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and 150 other civil rights organizations, including the Equal Justice Society, released their policy platform, “Vision for Democracy: Fortifying the Franchise in 2020 and Beyond” today, marking the overwhelming support for comprehensive voting rights reform within the civil rights community. The platform offers concrete policy recommendations to … Continue reading “Vision for Democracy” Platform Outlines Concrete Policy Proposals to Realize Truly Representative Democracy
Use of SAT/ACT in Admissions is Discriminatory; Univ. of California Must Cease Practices or Face Lawsuit
Today, lawyers representing three students, five nonprofits and the Compton Unified School District announced their formal request to the University of California Board of Regents that the UC system cease use of SAT and ACT test scores in admissions decisions. (Coverage in the Los Angeles Times and The Chronicle of Higher Education) The Board of … Continue reading Use of SAT/ACT in Admissions is Discriminatory; Univ. of California Must Cease Practices or Face Lawsuit
Town Hall Focused on Trump’s Racism as Grounds for Impeachment
From left: Kwentoria Williams from Rep. Green's office; Meher Dhaliwal of EJS; Eva Paterson of EJS; Congressman Al Green; Prof. Bill Ong Hing At our impeachment town hall in Oakland on Saturday, Congressman Al Green announced that he would be introducing articles of impeachment related to Donald Trump’s racist abuse of power. Watch the town hall | KTVU story | Photos … Continue reading Town Hall Focused on Trump’s Racism as Grounds for Impeachment
Congressman Al Green to Speak at Oakland Town Hall on Impeachment and the Racism of the Trump Administration
A town hall focusing on Donald Trump’s racist abuse of power will feature remarks from Congressman Al Green of Texas and others on topics such as: an eyewitness account of Latino children locked in cages at detention centers in Clint, Texas; the rapid rise of mass incarceration and the profiteering off the incarcerated through private … Continue reading Congressman Al Green to Speak at Oakland Town Hall on Impeachment and the Racism of the Trump Administration