All of us at the Equal Justice Society congratulate our colleague and friend Mona Tawatao, EJS Legal Director, on being recognized by the Western Center on Law & Poverty with its 2024 Mary Burdick Advocates Award! Mona will receive the award at Western Center’s Garden Party on October 23 in Los Angeles. The Western Center on Law & Poverty was formed inContinueContinue reading “Congratulations to EJS Legal Director Mona Tawatao on Her Award from the Western Center on Law & Poverty!”
Author Archives: Keith Kamisugi
United for Democracy Applauds President Biden’s Plan to Reform the Supreme Court
United for Democracy (UFD), a coalition of more than 140 organizations – including the Equal Justice Society – representing tens of millions of Americans across civil rights, labor, reproductive freedom, and climate movements, applauds President Biden’s proposed reforms for the Supreme Court. The president’s proposal, which includes term limits, an ethics code, and eliminating broadContinueContinue reading “United for Democracy Applauds President Biden’s Plan to Reform the Supreme Court”
Navy Exonerates the ‘Port Chicago 50’
Black sailors wrongly convicted of mutiny 80 years ago following the explosion at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine The Equal Justice Society is thrilled to share that the Secretary of the Navy today announced the full exoneration of the remaining 256 defendants of the 1944 Port Chicago general and summary courts-martial. Secretary of the NavyContinueContinue reading “Navy Exonerates the ‘Port Chicago 50’”