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”
Category Archives: amicus
EJS Joins Impact Fund-Led Amicus Brief to Protect the Right to Catalyst Fees in Public Interest Lawsuits
The Impact Fund and fifteen fellow public interest legal organizations, including the Equal Justice Society, filed an amicus brief in the California Court of Appeals defending plaintiffs’ right to catalyst fees in public interest lawsuits in the case Direct Action Everywhere v. Diestel Turkey Ranch.
EJS Reaction to Calif. AG Rob Bonta Brief in Natomas Unified Case Related to Discriminatory Expulsion of Student
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced filing an amicus brief in Natomas Unified School District v. Sacramento County Board of Education urging the appellate court to overturn an unlawful expulsion of an elementary school student. “EJS is gratified to see the State of California reaffirm through the AG’s brief that expulsion is harmful, disproportionatelyContinue reading “EJS Reaction to Calif. AG Rob Bonta Brief in Natomas Unified Case Related to Discriminatory Expulsion of Student”