EJS Interim Legal Director Lisa Holder was a guest on today’s NPR On Point radio show to discuss the civil rights implications of new DNA technology. EJS, the Center for Genetics and Society, and Pete Shanks, in December 2018 filed suit against the State of California for its collection and retention of genetic profiles fromContinueContinue reading “EJS’s Lisa Holder on NPR’s ‘On Point’ Discussing DNA and Civil Rights”
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EJS Thwarts the School-to-Prison Pipeline
One unfortunate reality about U.S. education and the criminal justice system is that disproportionate suspensions and expulsions of children of color often lead these children into prisons and jails (the school-to-prison pipeline). Nationally, zero-tolerance discipline has resulted in students of color (especially Black students), students with disabilities, LGBTQ youth, and trauma-affected children being disproportionately impactedContinueContinue reading “EJS Thwarts the School-to-Prison Pipeline”
Racism, Misogyny, and the Current Political Moment: Connecting the Dots
On Wednesday two seemingly unrelated events got me thinking about where we are right now as a people. Anna Basallaje our fabulous Chief Operating Officer and I were lamenting the cruelty of the government shut down. I remarked that I thought that the feckless GOP would continue supporting Trump and would probably go along withContinueContinue reading “Racism, Misogyny, and the Current Political Moment: Connecting the Dots”