On August 1, 2020, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP and Equal Justice Society (collectively, “Plaintiffs’ co-counsel”) filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco, California, challenging the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Treasury (collectively “Treasury”)’s decision to withhold CARES Act economic assistance payments from incarcerated people nationwide.
Author Archives: Keith Kamisugi
EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2014: 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act
Chris Bridges of EJS speaks at a press conference in 2014 announcing a lawsuit EJS filed with CRLA, MALDEF, GBLA, against the Kern High School District alleging discriminatory disciplinary policies and practices that disproportionately impact students of color. Cynthia Rice of CRLA sits behind Chris. 2020 is the 20th anniversary of the Equal Justice Society. Our celebration this year on September 17 will be virtual and we’re working on anContinueContinue reading “EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2014: 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act”
This Week in White Supremacy #135: ‘Emmett Till was my George Floyd’ ~ Congressman John Lewis
John Lewis: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation (The New York Times) Ordinary people with extraordinary vision can redeem the soul of America by getting in what I call good trouble, necessary trouble. Voting and participating in the democratic process are key. The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent youContinueContinue reading “This Week in White Supremacy #135: ‘Emmett Till was my George Floyd’ ~ Congressman John Lewis”