https://youtu.be/4RZswuCGPwM NOTE: The video above is the full hearing. You can view a clip of Eva's opening statement here. Testimony on April 9, 2019, by EJS President Eva Paterson at the House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Hate Crimes, White Nationalism, and White Supremacy: Good morning, Chairman Nadler, Ranking Member Collins. It is a great honor … Continue reading Testimony by EJS President Eva Paterson at the House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Hate Crimes, White Nationalism, and White Supremacy

Equal Justice Society President Eva Paterson will testify at the hearing on Hate Crimes and the Rise of White Nationalism this Tuesday, April 9, at 10:00 a.m. ET before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary. Add on Facebook. From the Committee: "This hearing will examine hate crimes, the impact white nationalist groups have on … Continue reading EJS President Eva Paterson to Testify at House Judiciary Hearing on Hate Crimes and White Nationalism

We now have available an MCLE self-study course for 1.5 elimination of bias credits based on audio from “The Impact of Slavery on American Jurisprudence and Activism,” a panel presented by the Equal Justice Society on February 21, 2019, at the Judge Thelton Henderson Ceremonial Courtroom, in the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse … Continue reading Now Available: MCLE Self-Study Course on “The Impact of Slavery on American Jurisprudence and Activism”

“Groundbreaking.”–Bryan Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy From one of the world’s leading experts on unconscious racial bias, a personal examination of one of the central controversies and culturally powerful issues of our time, and its influence on contemporary race relations and criminal justice.You don’t have to be racist to be biased. Unconscious bias can … Continue reading ‘Biased’ – New Book by Professor Jennifer Eberhardt

Mueller's report has now been handed to the Justice Department for Attorney General Bill Barr’s review. Congress has been notified of the transfer, a Justice Department spokeswoman just announced. We will not activate because Mueller's findings have been handed over to AG Barr. However, if Barr/Trump hides the report from the public, we will take … Continue reading #ReleaseTheReport: Get notified of major action

Photo by Jim Block via sfbar.org. The Equal Justice Society congratulates our board member Kelly M. Dermody on receiving the 2019 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, the American Bar Association highest award for women in the profession. Established by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession in 1991, the Margaret Brent award recognizes … Continue reading EJS Board Member Kelly Dermody Wins ABA Margaret Brent Award