On March 1, 2017, East Bay Community Law Center filed an amicus brief in People v. Duenas on behalf of over twenty nonprofit and grassroots organizations in California. The brief opposes the imposition of court fines and fees when a defendant is unable to pay. EJS was one of twenty-plus groups that signed on toContinueContinue reading “EJS Joins 20+ Groups Signing on to Brief Opposing Criminalization of Poverty”
Author Archives: Keith Kamisugi
EJS Joins ‘One America Coalition’
The Equal Justice Society is among 50 groups representing Americans of all backgrounds in launching the One America Coalition. The One America Coalition encourages all Americans to sign and join its One America Registry as a way of recalling the unique and incomparable nature of the modern American identity whose very foundations are diversity and immigration.ContinueContinue reading “EJS Joins ‘One America Coalition’”
It begins. EJS is ready.
As Donald Trump officially begins his presidency, EJS remains committed to transforming the nation’s consciousness on race and will double down on our efforts to fight the rightward drift of the courts and beat back concerted efforts to weaken civil rights law. We will continue to collaborate with allies to strengthen an effective progressive movementContinueContinue reading “It begins. EJS is ready.”