EJS Legal Director Allison Elgart is among a group of California community leaders traveling to Washington, D.C., on Monday, May 7, to meet with White House officials about the vacancy crisis in America’s federal courts, including the eight “emergency” vacancies and three upcoming retirements in California. Nearly one out of every ten federal judgeships remainsContinueContinue reading “EJS Among Calif. Group Meeting with White House About Judicial Nominations”
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Judge Finds Racial Bias in Death Penalty Sentencing of North Carolina Man
Just days before the 25th anniversary of McCleskey v. Kemp, a North Carolina judge today ruled that racial bias impacted the death penalty conviction of Marcus Robinson and re-sentenced him to to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. This was the first case applying the historic and ground-breaking Racial Justice Act, enacted by the NorthContinueContinue reading “Judge Finds Racial Bias in Death Penalty Sentencing of North Carolina Man”
Eric Yamamoto Awarded Prestigious Fred T. Korematsu Professorship
Originally posted on the William S. Richardson School of Law website. Prof. Yamamoto is a co-founder of EJS and a former member of our board of directors. All of us at EJS congratulate him on this distinguished honor! The William S. Richardson School of Law has named University of Hawai‘i Law Professor Eric K. YamamotoContinueContinue reading “Eric Yamamoto Awarded Prestigious Fred T. Korematsu Professorship”