EJS and the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) today filed a legal brief (download PDF here) with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that will determine whether the State of Hawai‘i can fulfill its constitutional responsibility as trustee of lands meant to serve Hawai‘i’s indigenous people. The case, State of Hawaii v. Office ofContinueContinue reading “Civil Rights Organizations File Brief in Lawsuit Over Lands Held in Trust for Native Hawaiians”
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Civil Rights Organizations File Brief in Lawsuit Over Lands Held in Trust for Native Hawaiians
EJS and the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) today filed a legal brief (download PDF here) with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that will determine whether the State of Hawai‘i can fulfill its constitutional responsibility as trustee of lands meant to serve Hawai‘i’s indigenous people. The case, State of Hawaii v. Office ofContinueContinue reading “Civil Rights Organizations File Brief in Lawsuit Over Lands Held in Trust for Native Hawaiians”
Eva Paterson on NPR This Morning
EJS President Eva Paterson is scheduled to be on NPR’s “News & Notes” program today at approximately 1:05 p.m. ET/10:05 a.m. PT. You can listen online at npr.org. Eva will be sharing her thoughts on the Obama Administration and civil rights – and how the movement of the ’50s and ’60s might have some lessons forContinueContinue reading “Eva Paterson on NPR This Morning”