The degradation of our democracy has reached a profound new low. From Trump's historically disturbing statements in Helsinki, to the 12 new indictments of Russian officials for meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections and the arrest of a Russian over the weekend, to blatant self-dealing, from big money in politics to voter suppression, our democracy … Continue reading Stand up for our Democracy tomorrow at a ‘Confront Corruption’ vigil near you!

Donald Trump just announced his nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court. We demand that the U.S. Senate, starting with the Judiciary Committee, fulfill its constitutional responsibility to thoroughly and closely examine this nominee, including the nominee's past record, as well as his candid answers to revealing and insightful questions. We must reject efforts … Continue reading What you can do: SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Elizabeth J. Cabraser’s generous gift is helping the Equal Justice Society reactivate its Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellowship. Ms. Cabraser, who funded the 2001 conference that led to the founding of EJS, pledged to fund the fellowship for five years. “Our deep and profound gratitude to Elizabeth Cabraser for her funding of the Motley Fellowship,” … Continue reading Elizabeth Cabraser Provides Grant to the Equal Justice Society for Judge Constance Baker Motley Fellowship

Fighting Racism and Other Forms of Bias: What’s Working!? An Equal Justice Society Mind Science Conference June 22-23, 2018 Oakland Marriott City Center 1001 Broadway, Oakland If you are attending the conference, click here for complete details. Questions? Please contact Melissa Male: mmale@equaljusticesociety.org This conference is made possible through generous grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, … Continue reading Equal Justice Society Mind Science Conference 2018

By Prof. Connie de la Vega, the Marshall P. Madison Professor And Academic Director Of International Programs and Dean's Circle Scholar at the University of San Francisco School of Law Separating children from their parents violates international law and in particular the Convention on the Rights of the Child which has been ratified by every country … Continue reading Separating children from their parents violates international law

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, Muslim Advocates, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, and 149 other grassroots, advocacy, labor, legal services, and other organizations today submitted a “friend of the court” brief in the litigation brought by the State … Continue reading EJS Joins 150+ Groups Urging Federal Court to Strike Census Citizenship Question

This text is from an email sent today by Vanita Gupta, President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: All of us are outraged by the Trump Administration’s policy of separating children from their parents at the border. There have been many lows in recent days and months, but these actions are … Continue reading Update on activities to end family separation policy