Archive for July, 2011

Jul20

SF District Attorney Candidates Debate on Civil Rights and Criminal Justice Reform

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The Equal Justice Society joins the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, ACLU-Northern California, Asian Law Caucus, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Citizen Hope and Equal Rights Advocates in sponsoring a debate with the candidates for San Francisco District Attorney on Wednesday, August 3, 2011, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the African American Art and [...]

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Jul19

Calif. Bill to Give Voters Chance to End the Death Penalty

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California State Senator Loni Hancock (D-Oakland) recently introduced Senate Bill (SB) 490, which seeks to abolish the death penalty in California. SB 490 will provide the voters a direct opportunity to end a broken method of punishment by abolishing the death penalty. This is the first time that the California Legislature has considered the issue [...]

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