Bree Newsome Bass on Twitter: "Brace yourselves for the new levels of open misogynoir that will be unlocked if/when Biden names a BW as VP. Folks who’ve been doing their best to pretend they were ok with a Black family in the WH ‘08-‘16 won’t be able to hold it together. We’re already seeing itContinue reading "This Week in White Supremacy #136: ‘Brace yourselves for the new levels of open misogynoir’"
Lieff Cabraser and EJS File Class Action Challenging IRS and Treasury Decision to Withhold CARES Act Economic Assistance Payments from Incarcerated People
On August 1, 2020, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP and Equal Justice Society (collectively, “Plaintiffs’ co-counsel”) filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco, California, challenging the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Treasury (collectively “Treasury”)’s decision to withhold CARES Act economic assistance payments from incarcerated people nationwide.
EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2014: 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act
Chris Bridges of EJS speaks at a press conference in 2014 announcing a lawsuit EJS filed with CRLA, MALDEF, GBLA, against the Kern High School District alleging discriminatory disciplinary policies and practices that disproportionately impact students of color. Cynthia Rice of CRLA sits behind Chris. 2020 is the 20th anniversary of the Equal Justice Society. Our celebration this year on September 17 will be virtual and we're working on anContinue reading "EJS 20th Anniversary – Reflecting on 2014: 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act"