The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit en banc will hear oral arguments on June 16, 2015, in a case related to implicit bias and the exclusion of Black jurors. On September 22, 2014, the Equal Justice Society and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati submitted an amicus brief (PDF) to the 9thContinueContinue reading “9th Circuit to Hold En Banc Hearing in Case Related to Implicit Bias and Black Jurors”
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From Ferguson to Baltimore: What Are We to Do?
Last night, I watched Baltimore burn. I watched young school children pelt the police. Many of you reading this saw those scenes and probably cried and cried and cried as I did. I switched between CNN, MSNBC, and FoxNews. I was sure that these images would play into the Fox narrative of irresponsible Black folksContinueContinue reading “From Ferguson to Baltimore: What Are We to Do?”
EJS Begins Study of Racial Disparities in Elder Care
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”