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”
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EJS Signs on to Amicus Briefs in Marriage Equality Cases
The Equal Justice Society signed on to amicus briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court last week in two marriage equality cases. In Hollingsworth v. Perry, EJS signed on to an amicus brief filed by Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP in support of the Ninth Circuit’s decision holding that California’s Proposition 8, which bans same-sexContinueContinue reading “EJS Signs on to Amicus Briefs in Marriage Equality Cases”
Fisher v. Texas: What to Expect in Oral Argument
This is a guest blog post by Stephen Menendian, Assistant Director of the Haas institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at the University of California, Berkeley. Fisher v. Texas is perhaps the most consequential case on the Supreme Court’s docket this year, and will determine whether the University of Texas’ efforts to promote diversity andContinueContinue reading “Fisher v. Texas: What to Expect in Oral Argument”