Just days before the 25th anniversary of McCleskey v. Kemp, a North Carolina judge today ruled that racial bias impacted the death penalty conviction of Marcus Robinson and re-sentenced him to to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. This was the first case applying the historic and ground-breaking Racial Justice Act, enacted by the NorthContinueContinue reading “Judge Finds Racial Bias in Death Penalty Sentencing of North Carolina Man”
Category Archives: Intent Doctrine
‘Litigating Implicit Bias’ Article by Eva Paterson in Latest Issue of Poverty & Race
“Litigating Implicit Bias,” an article by EJS President Eva Paterson, appears in the latest issue of Poverty & Race, a bi-monthly newsletter by the Poverty & Race Research Action Council. PRRAC is an organization that connects advocates with social scientists working on race and poverty issues and promotes a research-based advocacy strategy on structural inequalityContinueContinue reading “‘Litigating Implicit Bias’ Article by Eva Paterson in Latest Issue of Poverty & Race”
Eva Paterson in Huffington Post – Protecting the 14th Amendment
The following op-ed by EJS President Eva Paterson appears in Huffington Post. Protecting the 14th Amendment By Eva Paterson Huffington Post For almost 150 years, the 14th Amendment has been the backbone of civil rights law in America. Its protection of individual rights for all — from freed slaves to immigrants to workers fighting againstContinueContinue reading “Eva Paterson in Huffington Post – Protecting the 14th Amendment”