The Equal Justice Society applauds the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today in Texas Department of Housing v. The Inclusive Communities Project confirming the continued importance of disparate impact as a tool for addressing housing discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. In this decision, the Supreme Court reaffirmed 45 years of legal precedent, including eleven appellateContinueContinue reading “EJS Applauds SCOTUS Fair Housing Decision Citing Implicit Bias”
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EJS Troubled and Disappointed by SCOTUS Decision in Schuette
The Equal Justice Society is deeply disappointed and troubled by the Supreme Court’s decision today in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. The case questioned whether Michigan violated the Equal Protection Clause when it enacted a constitutional amendment banning affirmative action in higher education. The Court ruled that voters could enact such state constitutionalContinueContinue reading “EJS Troubled and Disappointed by SCOTUS Decision in Schuette”
Supreme Court Sends Equal Opportunity Case Back to Lower Court
This was originally posted by Tyler Lewis on the blog of The Leadership Conference. The Equal Justice Society, the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at the University of California, Berkeley, filed an amicus brief in August 2012 on behalf of 13 of theContinueContinue reading “Supreme Court Sends Equal Opportunity Case Back to Lower Court”