EJS Director of Law and Public Policy Kimberly Thomas Rapp participated as a speaker at yesterday's 2009 Justice Summit: Defending the Public and the Constitution. The Justice Summit was a public education event initiated by the San Francisco Public Defender's Office, Bar Association of San Francisco, California Public Defenders Association and California Attorneys for CriminalContinue reading "Kimberly Thomas Rapp at ‘2009 Justice Summit: Defending the Public and the Constitution’"
EJS Supports Call for Criminal Investigation Into Torture
On Wednesday, April 29, 2009, the Board and Staff of the Equal Justice Society sent the following to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees: The Equal Justice Society would like to go on record as supporting the call to start a criminal investigation by a special counsel into harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects. We haveContinue reading "EJS Supports Call for Criminal Investigation Into Torture"
Staff Updates: Sara Jackson, Claudia Peña and Danfeng Soto-Vigil Koon
By David Salniker EJS is delighted to announce that, as of May 1, Sara Jackson, our 2007-8 Motley Fellow and National Network Coordinator, has been promoted to the position of Staff Attorney. Sara has been doing extraordinary work as our liaison to the Impact209 Coalition in California and as our contact to the national andContinue reading "Staff Updates: Sara Jackson, Claudia Peña and Danfeng Soto-Vigil Koon"