The Equal Justice Society authored one of 30 amicus briefs submitted to the California Supreme Court, urging the court to put an end to state laws that deny same-sex couples the protections of marriage.EJS joined scores of religious, civil rights, and child advocacy organizations, along with numerous California municipal governments, bar associations, and leading legalContinueContinue reading “EJS Joins Call Urging Calif. Supreme Court to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Marriage”
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New ReclaimCivilRights.org Site Launched to Serve as Resource on Civil Rights Enforcement
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund today launched a new site, ReclaimCivilRights.org, to serve as a clearinghouse for civil rights enforcement materials. The website features an interactive map demonstrating how individual states have been affected by recent rollbacks in civil rights enforcement as well as an interactive timeline that tracks civil rights progressContinueContinue reading “New ReclaimCivilRights.org Site Launched to Serve as Resource on Civil Rights Enforcement”
Report: Framing Race and Class in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina
The Equal Justice Society today issued a report, “Framing Race and Class in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina: A Natural and Unnatural Disaster,” an examination of coverage by different kinds of media of this unique natural and unnatural disaster in an effort to understand how the story of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath were beingContinueContinue reading “Report: Framing Race and Class in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina”