Reggie Shuford, EJS Director of Law and Policy, was the guest lecturer today at Ruth Chance Monday, sponsored by Berkeley Law’s Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice. Joining theory and practice, Ruth Chance Mondays is a biweekly luncheon speakers series that brings prominent social justice practitioners to Boalt Hall to discuss current issues andContinueContinue reading “Reggie Shuford Lecture on Implicit Bias and the Law at Berkeley Law’s Ruth Chance Mondays”
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EJS Joins Lawyers’ Committee in Filing Brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Staub v. Proctor Hospital
The Equal Justice Society joined the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and AARP in filing an amicus brief (PDF available for download here) in the Supreme Court of the United States supporting the petitioner in Staub v. Proctor Hospital. The brief urges the Court to recognize employer liability for the unlawful bias ofContinueContinue reading “EJS Joins Lawyers’ Committee in Filing Brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Staub v. Proctor Hospital”
Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan and the Intent Doctrine
Twenty years ago Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, like President Obama who nominated her, would have had little chance of such ascension in our society. Because these are the types of gains that the Equal Justice Society champions-removing barriers based on race and gender so that our nation’s promise of equal opportunity and equality underContinueContinue reading “Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan and the Intent Doctrine”