Last year, the Equal Justice Society was awarded cy pres funds to develop continuing education curriculum and training models for nursing home administrators and care providers in an effort to address racial disparities in nursing home care. The cy pres award was made possible with the guidance and assistance of W. Timothy Needham with JanssenContinueContinue reading “EJS Begins Study of Racial Disparities in Elder Care”
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AB 86 would mandate independent investigation of police shootings in California
The issue of police violence and police accountability is urgent. One recent study indicates that a Black person is shot by a police officer every 28 hours in this country. Prosecutions are extremely rare and convictions rarer still with thousands of civilians killed, according to a Washington Post analysis released earlier last week. While mostContinueContinue reading “AB 86 would mandate independent investigation of police shootings in California”
ACLU Calls on the Senate to Reject Radical Proposal to Subvert Long-Established Constitutional Guarantees of Citizenship at Birth
The ACLU this morning called on the U.S. Senate to reject a radical amendment that would subvert long-established constitutional guarantees of citizenship at birth. https://twitter.com/JoanneLinDC/status/575694507901059072 Senator Vitter (R-LA) has introduced an amendment (274) to rewrite the 14th amendment by restricting birth citizenship to only three categories of people: children of U.S. citizens or nationals, childrenContinueContinue reading “ACLU Calls on the Senate to Reject Radical Proposal to Subvert Long-Established Constitutional Guarantees of Citizenship at Birth”