The Equal Justice Society applauds the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today in Texas Department of Housing v. The Inclusive Communities Project confirming the continued importance of disparate impact as a tool for addressing housing discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. In this decision, the Supreme Court reaffirmed 45 years of legal precedent, including eleven appellateContinueContinue reading “EJS Applauds SCOTUS Fair Housing Decision Citing Implicit Bias”
Author Archives: Keith Kamisugi
Stand With Dajerria Becton: Black Girls Matter
Joint statement from Equal Rights Advocates and the Equal Justice Society: Dajerria Becton was going to a pool party in the suburbs. She was wearing a bathing suit. She is 14 years old. We were disgusted and outraged to watched Officer Eric Casebolt brutalize this 14-year old African American girl over the weekend outside aContinueContinue reading “Stand With Dajerria Becton: Black Girls Matter”
Expert Finds Evidence of Bias Against Black Students
Expert Hired By Kern High School District Finds Evidence of Bias Against African American Students; Supports Discrimination Claims in Lawsuit Filed by Civil Rights Law Firms African American and Latino Plaintiffs suing Kern High School District and other state and county officials in a civil rights action were not surprised to hear that an expert,ContinueContinue reading “Expert Finds Evidence of Bias Against Black Students”