EJS Director of Law and Public Policy Kimberly Thomas Rapp participated as a speaker at yesterday's 2009 Justice Summit: Defending the Public and the Constitution. The Justice Summit was a public education event initiated by the San Francisco Public Defender's Office, Bar Association of San Francisco, California Public Defenders Association and California Attorneys for Criminal … Continue reading Kimberly Thomas Rapp at ‘2009 Justice Summit: Defending the Public and the Constitution’
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Kimberly Thomas Rapp at ‘2009 Justice Summit: Defending the Public and the Constitution’
EJS Director of Law and Public Policy Kimberly Thomas Rapp participated as a speaker at yesterday's 2009 Justice Summit: Defending the Public and the Constitution. The Justice Summit was a public education event initiated by the San Francisco Public Defender's Office, Bar Association of San Francisco, California Public Defenders Association and California Attorneys for Criminal … Continue reading Kimberly Thomas Rapp at ‘2009 Justice Summit: Defending the Public and the Constitution’
Kellogg Foundation Awards Equal Justice Society Three-Year Grant
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded the Equal Justice Society (EJS) a $1 million, three-year grant to support the organization's ongoing efforts to address structural racial inequities, restore equal protection jurisprudence and help build a public platform - a "Grand Alliance" - for the racial justice advocacy movement. EJS is a national strategy group heightening … Continue reading Kellogg Foundation Awards Equal Justice Society Three-Year Grant
NCLR Expresses Profound Disappointment with Saenz Decision
Janet Murguía, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, today expressed profound disappointment today that distinguished civil rights attorney Thomas Saenz is no longer a candidate to head the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. … Continue reading NCLR Expresses Profound Disappointment with Saenz Decision
ACS Sneak Preview of Documentary Film ‘A Class Apart’
ACS will tomorrow give a sneak preview of "A Class Apart," a documentary film chronicling the landmark 14th Amendment case, Hernandez v. Texas. The Thursday, February 12, event is at Landmark Theatres Embarcadero Center Cinema, One Embarcadero Center, Promenade Level, San Francisco, starting at 7 p.m. with doors open at 6:30 p.m. A discussion takes … Continue reading ACS Sneak Preview of Documentary Film ‘A Class Apart’
Prof. Margaret Russell Appointed to Sen. Boxer’s Judicial Advisory Committee
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today announced that she has established her judicial advisory committees that will be responsible for making recommendations to her for the positions of U.S. District Court Judge, U.S. Attorney, and U.S. Marshal. After consideration of their recommendations, Senator Boxer will forward her choices to the Administration. Included among Sen. Boxer's … Continue reading Prof. Margaret Russell Appointed to Sen. Boxer’s Judicial Advisory Committee
Attorneys Needed to Help Respond to Immigration Raids
Consistent with our Grand Alliance work, Equal Justice Society has partnered with the San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network (SFILEN). In the course of this collaboration, the need for more Rapid Response attorneys has arisen. Two attorneys, Francisco Ugarte, staff attorney at SFILEN, and Sin Yen Ling, staff attorney at the Asian Law Caucus, … Continue reading Attorneys Needed to Help Respond to Immigration Raids
Eva Paterson: ABC7 Story on Ledbetter Act
Eva Paterson is included in a story by ABC7's Mark Matthews on President Obama's signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which will make it easier for people to get the pay they deserve -- regardless of their gender, race, or age. The Act was introduced by Bay Area Congressman George Miller.