2020 is the 20th anniversary of the Equal Justice Society. Every week leading up to our 20th anniversary celebration on September 17, we will highlight one year in our history. This week we remember 2000, the year that EJS started to take shape, and Professor Charles Ogletree who was critical to our founding. Prof. Charles J.ContinueContinue reading “EJS 20th Anniversary: Our Founding in 2000 and Prof. Charles Ogletree”
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This Week in White Supremacy, Week #118: White supremacists discussed using coronavirus as a bioweapon
Yahoo News – White supremacists discussed plans to weaponize coronavirus via “saliva,” a “spray bottle” or “laced items,” according to a weekly intelligence brief distributed by a federal law enforcement division on Feb. 17. https://yhoo.it/2ygLYVL THE GOOD NEWS FIRST: Janai Nelson on Twitter: “Today, March 20, 2020, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund turns 80 yearsContinueContinue reading “This Week in White Supremacy, Week #118: White supremacists discussed using coronavirus as a bioweapon”
Supreme Court Creates Higher Standard for Racial Discrimination Claims
This week the U.S. Supreme Court voted unanimously to require a higher standard of proof for bringing racial discrimination claims under United States Code Section 1981. In Comcast v. National Association of African American-Owned Media News, a Black-Owned Media Company founded by Byron Allen sued Comcast for placing burdens on them during the contract formationContinueContinue reading “Supreme Court Creates Higher Standard for Racial Discrimination Claims”