The funeral for Tyre Nichols was held today at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee. The Rev. Al Sharpton eulogized Mr. Nichols at the memorial, which was also attended by Vice President Kamala Harris, Breonna Taylor’s mother Tamika Palmer, and George Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd.
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EJS Joins Effort to Pass Congressional Legislation Honoring Civil Rights Hero Fred Korematsu
Demand Progress Action, the Fred T. Korematsu Institute, and a coalition of 85 civil society organizations, including the Equal Justice Society, call on Congress to support a new bicameral legislative package to recognize civil rights hero Fred Korematsu for his activism against the forced incarceration by the U.S. government of American citizens and residents ofContinueContinue reading “EJS Joins Effort to Pass Congressional Legislation Honoring Civil Rights Hero Fred Korematsu”
Equal Justice Society, Lieff Cabraser, and Serna & Associates PLLC Announce Filing of Federal Injury Lawsuit in California Against L’Oreal, Softsheen, Dermoviva and Others for Cancer Allegedly Caused by Repeated Use of Hair Relaxer Products
Lieff Cabraser, Equal Justice Society, and Serna & Associates PLLC filed a federal injury lawsuit in the Central District of California on behalf of plaintiff Tamara Bryant alleging that Ms. Bryant’s uterine cancer was directly and proximately caused by her regular and recurrent use of hair relaxer products created by L’Oreal, Soft Sheen-Carson, Dermoviva Skin Essentials, Dabur International, Namaste Laboratories, Strength of Nature, and Godrej Son Holdings.