The Equal Justice Society (EJS), the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, and American Parole and Probation Association submitted an Amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit case Farrakhan v. Gregoire, which will determine whether Washington State's felon disenfranchisement law violates the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA). (Download a PDF ofContinue reading "EJS and Other Organizations File Amicus Brief Supporting Application of Voting Rights Act and Protection of Minority Voting Rights"
Keynote Remarks by Reggie Shuford at Motley Luncheon
EJS's new Director of Law and Policy, Reggie Shuford, delivered the following remarks at our 5th Annual Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellowship Luncheon, held today at the Empress of China restaurant in San Francisco. Reggie's keynote was preceded by an introduction by EJS President Eva Paterson and a presentation by third-graders from CivicorpsContinue reading "Keynote Remarks by Reggie Shuford at Motley Luncheon"
Keynote Remarks by Reggie Shuford at Motley Luncheon
EJS's new Director of Law and Policy, Reggie Shuford, delivered the following remarks at our 5th Annual Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellowship Luncheon, held today at the Empress of China restaurant in San Francisco. Reggie's keynote was preceded by an introduction by EJS President Eva Paterson and a presentation by third-graders from CivicorpsContinue reading "Keynote Remarks by Reggie Shuford at Motley Luncheon"