Last week, the Democratic chairman and Republican ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee reached an agreement on the creation of a 9/11-style commission to investigate the violent attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. The Commission’s work will culminate in a final report to be issued on December 31, … Continue reading Not Above the Law Coalition Member Statements on Commission to Investigate January 6 Attack
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case Involving N-Word in Workplace
The Equal Justice Society expressed its disappointment in the decision on May 17 by the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear Robert Collier v. Dallas County Hospital District dba Parkland Health & Hospital System, a case where a Black hospital employee was constantly exposed to the N-word, in what he and EJS assert was a Title … Continue reading Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case Involving N-Word in Workplace
Milestone Settlement in Higher Education Reached Between Students and University of California
The plaintiffs in Smith v. Regents of the University of California reached a historic settlement on May 14, 2021, with the University of California broadening access to UC campuses for students across the State by eliminating consideration of the SAT and ACT from admissions and scholarship decisions. Despite condemning the SAT and ACT as racist … Continue reading Milestone Settlement in Higher Education Reached Between Students and University of California