Civil rights groups on Nov. 14 filed a petition (PDF) with the California Supreme Court to stop the enactment of Proposition 8 because it would mandate discrimination against a minority group and did not follow the process required for fundamental revisions to the California Constitution. In the petition, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Mexican … Continue reading Civil Rights Groups Ask California Supreme Court to Stop Prop. 8
Blog Phenomenon: Social e-Movements
Join me at "Blog Phenomenon: Social e-Movements," a panel on Wednesday, December 3, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the San Francisco Public Library's Main Branch (Koret Auditorium) 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco. RSVP on our Facebook event listing.Sin Yen Ling at the Asian Law Caucus put together this discussion about the role of blogs in our … Continue reading Blog Phenomenon: Social e-Movements
Colorado Voters Reject Ward Connerly’s Attack on Opportunity
OCT. 7 UPDATE: We may see the end of the Ward Connerly anti-opportunity initiatives. The Rocky Mountain News reported yesterday that voters in Colorado have rejected Amendment 46, Ward Connerly's ballot initiative to destroy equal opportunity programs and policies in that state. Coloradans soundly defeated this attack on equal opportunity because they know that thriving … Continue reading Colorado Voters Reject Ward Connerly’s Attack on Opportunity
Apply for the 2009-2010 Motley Fellowship
The Equal Justice Society is accepting applications for its 2009-2010 Judge Constance Baker Motley Fellowship, named after the first African-American woman to serve on the federal bench. Applicants for the one-year paid fellowship should be recent law school graduates with zero to five years of work experience after law school. The application deadline is December … Continue reading Apply for the 2009-2010 Motley Fellowship
Apply for the 2009-2010 Motley Fellowship
The Equal Justice Society is accepting applications for its 2009-2010 Judge Constance Baker Motley Fellowship, named after the first African-American woman to serve on the federal bench. Applicants for the one-year paid fellowship should be recent law school graduates with zero to five years of work experience after law school. The application deadline is December … Continue reading Apply for the 2009-2010 Motley Fellowship
Race in the Presidential Race on Meet the Bloggers
From Robert Greenwald: Since the race-baiting and fear-mongering from the McCain campaign have intensified in recent weeks, we have escalated our campaign to end the politics of hate. This week on Meet the Bloggers, we will discuss race in the presidential race with special guest Rinku Sen, executive director of The Applied Research Center and … Continue reading Race in the Presidential Race on Meet the Bloggers
George Will: Country Eager to “Feel Good About Itself” by Voting for a Black Man
Sam Stein on HuffPo today writes about George Will's comments on the Powell endorsement of Obama. There will be "some impact," Will declared. "And I think this adds to my calculation -- this is very hard to measure -- but it seems to me if we had the tools to measure we'd find that Barack … Continue reading George Will: Country Eager to “Feel Good About Itself” by Voting for a Black Man
Jim Brosnahan: A Debate With Myself on Proposition 8
Jim Brosnahan's commentary was published today on Law.com. Mr. Brosnahan is a member of the Equal Justice Society board of directors.This is a one-sided debate that is addressed to you, Richard Peterson. You have listed yourself as a faculty member of Pepperdine University School of Law and you have, as is your right under the … Continue reading Jim Brosnahan: A Debate With Myself on Proposition 8