By Michael Tyler, EJS Poet-in-Residence Easter not only commemorated the Resurrection of Jesus for the Christian faithful, and signaled the unofficial start of spring, it also evidenced the reawakening and resurgence of our collective national will and civic intent, as the 50501 protests continued what began on April 5th, with the Hands Off demonstrations. MillionsContinueContinue reading “Now is the Time, by Michael Tyler”
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Lawyers’ Committee, NAACP, League of Women Voters and Equal Justice Society File Brief Opposing Executive Order Attacking Birthright Citizenship
Today, the NAACP was joined by the League of Women Voters and Equal Justice Society in filing an amicus brief urging a federal court to invalidate a recent executive order issued by President Donald Trump seeking to revoke birthright citizenship for individuals born in the United States to undocumented persons or temporary legal residents. Represented by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,ContinueContinue reading “Lawyers’ Committee, NAACP, League of Women Voters and Equal Justice Society File Brief Opposing Executive Order Attacking Birthright Citizenship “
Court Requires State of California to Clear Massive DNA Database of People Never Convicted of a Crime
This was originally posted by Avi Frey of ACLU Northern California, which sued on behalf of the Center for Genetics and Society, Equal Justice Society, and taxpayer Pete Shanks. When someone gets arrested for a felony in California, they have no choice: the police take a sample of their DNA. But even when they’reContinueContinue reading “Court Requires State of California to Clear Massive DNA Database of People Never Convicted of a Crime”