The Superior Court of California, County of Merced, hosted a ceremony last Friday, February 17, to name the 2260 N Street, Merced, Courthouse after Professor Charles James Ogletree Jr. who was born in Merced on December 31, 1952. The Equal Justice Society congratulates Prof. Ogletree and the Ogletree family on this honor and thanks former California Assemblymember Adam Gray, whoContinue reading “State Courthouse in Merced Named After Prof. Charles Ogletree, EJS’s Founding Board Chair”
Category Archives: Constitutional Law
Abortion bans are part of intertwined systems of oppression
Join abortion advocates across the country this afternoon as we show our outrage and the collective voice of people. There will be mobilizations nationwide prepared as a rapid response to the decision. Visit https://map.wewontgoback.com to find a mobilization event near you. The Supreme Court’s decision today in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which upholds Mississippi’s harmful 15-weekContinue reading “Abortion bans are part of intertwined systems of oppression”
EJS and Lieff Cabraser File Amicus Brief in Race Discrimination Lawsuit on N-word in the Workplace
The Equal Justice Society (EJS) and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP on March 18, 2021, filed an amicus brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of a social scientists, scholars, and civil rights organizations in support of a former hospital worker’s racial bias suit. The brief argues that because of theContinue reading “EJS and Lieff Cabraser File Amicus Brief in Race Discrimination Lawsuit on N-word in the Workplace”