The Equal Justice Society is deeply disappointed and troubled by the Supreme Court’s decision today in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. The case questioned whether Michigan violated the Equal Protection Clause when it enacted a constitutional amendment banning affirmative action in higher education. The Court ruled that voters could enact such state constitutionalContinueContinue reading “EJS Troubled and Disappointed by SCOTUS Decision in Schuette”
Author Archives: Keith Kamisugi
Eva Paterson to Speak at ’40 Years After Milliken’ at Harvard Law School on April 15
EJS President Eva Paterson will be one of the keynotes at “40 Years After Milliken: Remedying Racial Disparities in a ‘Post-Racial’ Society,” presented by the Harvard Journal on Racial & Ethnic Justice and sponsored by the Harvard Law School Milbank Tweed Fund. The symposium is on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, from 10:30 a.m. to 8:30ContinueContinue reading “Eva Paterson to Speak at ’40 Years After Milliken’ at Harvard Law School on April 15”
EJS Mixer at Salvage LA with Our SoCal Friends
We’re putting on a fun mixer Wednesday night in downtown LA! This event was coordinated by EJS board member, Priscilla Ocen, Associate Professor of Law at Loyola Law School, and will feature an incredible group of co-hosts: Hon. Ricardo Lara, California State Senate* Alex Johnson, Assistant Senior Deputy for Education and Public Safety to Los Angeles CountyContinueContinue reading “EJS Mixer at Salvage LA with Our SoCal Friends”