Magnet schools in Los Angeles won a significant court victory Friday when a state appellate panel rejected a lawsuit charging that they violated California's Proposition 209, which outlawed affirmative action in the state, reported the Los Angeles Times in an article on Friday. In strong, clear language, the three-judge panel said an organization affiliated with … Continue reading Connerly Loses Another 209 Battle; This Time In LA Schools
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Eva Paterson on ABC7’s ‘Profiles of Excellence’
EJS President Eva Paterson was profiled on the latest installment of the Emmy Award-winning "Profiles of Excellence," hosted by Carolyn Johnson and produced by the ABC 7 Public Affairs Department to celebrate the cultural and ethnic diversity of the Bay Area. Mimi Kwan and Laura Kutch produce the series.
Transitioning Our Site
I'm moving our site over to the WordPress platform so you'll see an incomplete site for a few days. The rest of our site is still live and you can access our old home page here. If you're looking for information on our Dec. 5 gala, click here.
Civil Rights Groups Ask California Supreme Court to Stop Prop. 8
Civil rights groups on Nov. 14 filed a petition (PDF) with the California Supreme Court to stop the enactment of Proposition 8 because it would mandate discrimination against a minority group and did not follow the process required for fundamental revisions to the California Constitution. In the petition, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Mexican … Continue reading Civil Rights Groups Ask California Supreme Court to Stop Prop. 8
Civil Rights Groups Ask California Supreme Court to Stop Prop. 8
Civil rights groups on Nov. 14 filed a petition (PDF) with the California Supreme Court to stop the enactment of Proposition 8 because it would mandate discrimination against a minority group and did not follow the process required for fundamental revisions to the California Constitution. In the petition, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Mexican … Continue reading Civil Rights Groups Ask California Supreme Court to Stop Prop. 8
Blog Phenomenon: Social e-Movements
Join me at "Blog Phenomenon: Social e-Movements," a panel on Wednesday, December 3, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the San Francisco Public Library's Main Branch (Koret Auditorium) 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco. RSVP on our Facebook event listing.Sin Yen Ling at the Asian Law Caucus put together this discussion about the role of blogs in our … Continue reading Blog Phenomenon: Social e-Movements
Apply for the 2009-2010 Motley Fellowship
The Equal Justice Society is accepting applications for its 2009-2010 Judge Constance Baker Motley Fellowship, named after the first African-American woman to serve on the federal bench. Applicants for the one-year paid fellowship should be recent law school graduates with zero to five years of work experience after law school. The application deadline is December … Continue reading Apply for the 2009-2010 Motley Fellowship
Apply for the 2009-2010 Motley Fellowship
The Equal Justice Society is accepting applications for its 2009-2010 Judge Constance Baker Motley Fellowship, named after the first African-American woman to serve on the federal bench. Applicants for the one-year paid fellowship should be recent law school graduates with zero to five years of work experience after law school. The application deadline is December … Continue reading Apply for the 2009-2010 Motley Fellowship