Sonja Tonnesen, a rising 3L at UC Berkeley School of Law, and Pedro Hernandez, a rising 2L at UC Hastings College of the Law, started their EJS summer clerkships this week. Sonja was the 2011 Coblentz Civil Rights Research Fellow at Berkeley Law's Henderson Center for Social Justice; she also received two public interest fellowships … Continue reading EJS Welcomes Summer Law Clerks: Sonja Tonnesen, Pedro Hernandez
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EJS Welcomes Summer Law Clerks: Sonja Tonnesen, Pedro Hernandez
Sonja Tonnesen, a rising 3L at UC Berkeley School of Law, and Pedro Hernandez, a rising 2L at UC Hastings College of the Law, started their EJS summer clerkships this week. Sonja was the 2011 Coblentz Civil Rights Research Fellow at Berkeley Law's Henderson Center for Social Justice; she also received two public interest fellowships … Continue reading EJS Welcomes Summer Law Clerks: Sonja Tonnesen, Pedro Hernandez
EJS Joins LSNC in Opposing Natural Gas Storage Project in Sacramento Neighborhood
EJS Legal Director Allison Elgart provided public comment on May 24 before the California Public Utilities Commission in opposition to a natural gas storage project proposed for Sacramento's Avondale/Glen Elder neighborhoods, which are largely African American. Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC), which is advocating for the community, is helping coordinate efforts to ensure that … Continue reading EJS Joins LSNC in Opposing Natural Gas Storage Project in Sacramento Neighborhood
EJS Among Calif. Group Meeting with White House About Judicial Nominations
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 remains … Continue reading EJS Among Calif. Group Meeting with White House About Judicial Nominations
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 North … Continue 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. Yamamoto … Continue reading Eric Yamamoto Awarded Prestigious Fred T. Korematsu Professorship
Novella Coleman Selected as 2012-2013 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellow
The Equal Justice Society has selected Novella Coleman as our 2012-2013 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellow, effective October 2012. "We're excited to have Novella join us later this year as our Motley Fellow," said EJS President Eva Paterson. "We look forward to adding her experience in litigation research and death penalty defense work … Continue reading Novella Coleman Selected as 2012-2013 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellow
Your Donations Through Dec. 31 Will Be Matched
NOTE: This our last post for 2011. Our office is closed for the rest of the year and will re-open on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Texas Death Row exoneree, Mr. Anthony Graves, testified that "the only sound I heard for four years was the sound of my own voice." Mr. Graves used his voice last … Continue reading Your Donations Through Dec. 31 Will Be Matched