As Justice Sotomayor pronounces in her dissent, citing EJS’s and ChangeLawyers’ brief: “At bottom, race conscious admissions benefit all students . . . [t]hat includes the Asian American community.”
Category Archives: affirmative action
Equal Justice Society: We will not be deterred by a Supreme Court majority running roughshod over our civil and human rights
The Equal Justice Society shares its profound anger and disappointment in the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court today in SFFA v. UNC and SFFA v. Harvard. These decisions are a severe blow to the equal opportunity and fairness that EJS fights for and that everyone in this country deserves. Our nation’s future depends onContinue reading “Equal Justice Society: We will not be deterred by a Supreme Court majority running roughshod over our civil and human rights”
Sheppard Mullin Black History Month Webinar on Affirmative Action with EJS Legal Director Mona Tawatao
Sheppard Mullin’s Black Lawyers Network is hosting a virtual event for Black History Month on “Affirmative Action—Its History and Its Future: Exploring the Potential Implications for the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision” Featuring EJS Legal Director Mona Tawatao, civil rights litigator, activist, and co-author of an amicus curiae brief in support of the respondents in the Harvard and UNCContinue reading “Sheppard Mullin Black History Month Webinar on Affirmative Action with EJS Legal Director Mona Tawatao”