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Nov12

Eric Yamamoto, University of Hawai’i Law Professor and EJS Board Member, Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Justice

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Professor Eric Yamamoto received the 2009 Ha’aheo Award for outstanding contributions to justice for communities in Hawai’i and beyond. The award was presented by the American Board of Trial Advocates (Hawai’i Chapter), a national organization of prominent trial attorneys. “It sounds like an exaggeration, but Eric Yamamoto truly is a model law professor in multiple [...]

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Oct05

EJS Accepting Applications for 2010-2011 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellowship

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UPDATE: The deadline has been extended to Jan. 11, 2010. The Equal Justice Society is now accepting applications for its 2010-2011 Judge Constance Baker Motley Civil Rights Fellowship, named after the first African American woman to serve on the federal bench. Applicants for the one-year paid fellowship should be recent law school graduates with up [...]

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Sep24

EJS Statement on ACORN

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The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) has championed the rights of low and moderate income level families for more than three decades. With the backing of 400,000 member families in about 75 cities across 40 states, ACORN has become a target of the Right Wing de-legitimization machine. Just as Van Jones was [...]

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Aug26

LDF Statement on Sen. Ted Kennedy

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The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund today issued the following statement on the life and legacy of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who passed away last night at the age of 77: Today, with the passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, our nation lost an extraordinary champion of equal justice. His leadership on civil rights [...]

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Jul14

Thomas A. Saenz, Counsel to Los Angeles Mayor, Named MALDEF President and General Counsel

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The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) today announced Thomas A. Saenz, Counsel to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, as its new President and General Counsel. Saenz will join MALDEF in mid-August. (Tom has been an extraordinary ally and supporter of EJS for many years. We congratulate him and wish him much success [...]

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Jul12

NAACP Celebrates 100 Years; President Obama to Address Convention

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The NAACP this week celebrates its 100 year anniversary in New York City highlighting a century of Bold Dreams, Big Victories with a visit from President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and many icons of the civil rights movement. The Convention started yesterday and runs through July 16th at the New York Hilton. “For [...]

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Jun29

Ricci Decision Threatens Constitutional Values of Equal Justice for All

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In a 5 to 4 decision in the case of Ricci v. DeStefano, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that the city of New Haven, Connecticut violated Title VII when it declined to make promotions in the fire department on the basis of a test that disproportionately screened out minority candidates. The Equal Justice Society [...]

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Jun24

Position Opening: EJS Director of Law and Public Policy

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The Equal Justice Society is seeking experienced candidates for the position of Director of Law and Public Policy. The Director of Law and Public Policy is a member of the management team of EJS and participates in the overall management and development of the organization. The Director reports to the President of EJS. EJS is [...]

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