By Sara Jackson The Equal Justice Society continues its efforts to challenge Proposition 209, and advocate for the continued importance of equal opportunity policies and programs. Over the past several months, EJS and the Impact 209 Coalition collaborated with Drew Westen of Westen Strategies and Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners to conduct messaging andContinue reading "EJS Continues its Work to Expand Equal Opportunity"

By Kimberly Thomas Rapp and Claudia Peña The U.S. Supreme Court this term is hearing a number of cases that may have important implications for maintaining and advancing civil rights in the years ahead. EJS has partnered with colleagues around the country to file amicus curiae or friend of the court briefs in several matters.Continue reading "EJS Files Amicus Briefs in Several Supreme Court Cases"

By Kimberly Thomas Rapp Since its founding, EJS has been working with allies to counter the conservative right-wing imbalance in the courts that has limited the reach of antidiscrimination law and undermined civil rights policy. As a part of this effort, we continue to collaborate with Supreme Court litigators, general counsels and attorneys of legalContinue reading "Supreme Court Spotlight: Litigation Strategies in the Roberts Court Era"