In the aftermath of last week’s massacre in Atlanta where eight people were murdered, including six women of Asian descent, 207 civil and human rights organizations, including the Equal Justice Society, released the following statement: “White supremacist violence against communities of color continues to escalate, especially in recent years. The deadly shootings in the AtlantaContinueContinue reading “EJS Joins Civil Rights Solidarity Statement on Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans”
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$50,000 Donation from Henry L. Hecht to Support New EJS Staff Attorney Position
Professor Henry L. Hecht is donating $50,000 through The Henry L. Hecht Family Fund to help fund a new Staff Attorney position at the Equal Justice Society. Prof. Hecht is the Herma Hill Kay Lecturer in Residence at Berkeley Law. He has provided significant support for several of EJS’s implicit bias conferences, numerous annual galas,ContinueContinue reading “$50,000 Donation from Henry L. Hecht to Support New EJS Staff Attorney Position”
Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Stop Denying Pandemic Relief Funds to Incarcerated Persons
Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an Order certifying a nationwide class of people incarcerated in state and federal prisons, and granting the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction requiring the U.S. Department of Treasury, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and the United States of America (“Defendants”) to stop withholding CARES Act stimulus funds from plaintiffs or any class member on the sole basis of their incarcerated status.