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 haveContinueContinue reading “EJS Supports Call for Criminal Investigation Into Torture”
Monthly Archives: April 2009
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 andContinueContinue reading “Staff Updates: Sara Jackson, Claudia Peña and Danfeng Soto-Vigil Koon”
EJS Continues its Work to Expand Equal Opportunity
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 andContinueContinue reading “EJS Continues its Work to Expand Equal Opportunity”