Twenty years ago Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, like President Obama who nominated her, would have had little chance of such ascension in our society. Because these are the types of gains that the Equal Justice Society champions-removing barriers based on race and gender so that our nation’s promise of equal opportunity and equality underContinue reading “Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan and the Intent Doctrine”
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Reggie Shuford to Join EJS as Director of Law and Policy
After an extensive search process, the Equal Justice Society today announced that we’ve hired Reggie Shuford as our new Director of Law and Policy. He’ll be joining us in mid-May. EJS has long wanted to engage in the next level of overturning the Intent Doctrine. Finding just the right Director of Law and Policy wasContinue reading “Reggie Shuford to Join EJS as Director of Law and Policy”
Dying While Black: An Examination of Race and the California Death Penalty
Photo by nodeathpenalty.org The foundation of the Equal Justice Society is based on the premise that racial justice cannot be achieved when the law fails to reflect actual experience. Under existing equal protection law, the constricted “Intent Doctrine” (as established in the 1976 United States Supreme Court decision Washington v. Davis) ignores much of whatContinue reading “Dying While Black: An Examination of Race and the California Death Penalty”