The Equal Justice Society (EJS) and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP on March 18, 2021, filed an amicus brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of a social scientists, scholars, and civil rights organizations in support of a former hospital worker’s racial bias suit. The brief argues that because of theContinueContinue reading “EJS and Lieff Cabraser File Amicus Brief in Race Discrimination Lawsuit on N-word in the Workplace”
Author Archives: Keith Kamisugi
EJS Joins Civil Rights Solidarity Statement on Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans
In the aftermath of last week’s massacre in Atlanta where eight people were murdered, including six women of Asian descent, 207 civil and human rights organizations, including the Equal Justice Society, released the following statement: “White supremacist violence against communities of color continues to escalate, especially in recent years. The deadly shootings in the AtlantaContinueContinue reading “EJS Joins Civil Rights Solidarity Statement on Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans”
Alexandra Santa Ana Joins EJS as Staff Attorney
The Equal Justice Society is excited to announce that Alexandra J. Santa Ana will join us as Staff Attorney starting on March 15. Alex was most recently Youth Justice Staff Attorney at Bay Area Legal Aid, where she provided direct legal representation to young people involved in the dependency and delinquency systems or experiencing homelessness.ContinueContinue reading “Alexandra Santa Ana Joins EJS as Staff Attorney”